The bride left the table in indignation, while the well-drinking guests remained oblivious to the desserts, broadsides and gossip.

Exterior, outside the banquet hall of the family mansion, night.

(Suggestions here: the sound of chairs being pulled out, the sound of hurried footsteps, the sound of guests drinking and talking.)

BROTHER

Sister ...... Sister, where are you going? It's your wedding, you can't just leave without everyone.

SISTER

My wedding? Do you think any of them care about me as a bride? I'm just a little pawn that my father used to strengthen the family. Who cares about the feelings of a pawn? Did you ask me if I wanted to get married? Do you really think that an emotionless marriage can turn a group of people who have hated each other for decades into friends overnight?

Your dear sister, almost snarling, yelled at you.

BROTHER

（Your voice sounds both urgent and filled with a deep sense of powerlessness.）

No, you are not Father's pawn, you are no one's pawn. You are my sister, my dearest sister, the only person in this world who has the same blood as me, the only person with whom I can share family secrets and even sins. One of the people I miss most in this is world, one of ...... Sometimes ...... And maybe not even one.

SISTER

So what? When father decided to sell me for an ally, you were just a mute who didn't dare utter a word. What, do you want to be my witness so badly? Does it give you pleasure to see father hand me over to someone else? Oh, I can finally get rid of that sticky little tail that's been following my arse for over a decade! Is that what you think!

BROTHER

（You hear your pitch unconsciously getting higher and shakier）

I'm sorry I ever talked to my father about this ..... I'm sorry I never wanted you to marry ...... No, I mean, for you to marry so early. But there was nothing I could do to change my father's decision. You know his temper. Once he decides something, no one can change it. Others may not care about you, but I do. I know this wedding will be nothing but a ...... Torture in full view of the public, and how is it not a torment for me? You think I'm happy when I'm testifying? I hate that ......

SISTER

What do you hate? Hmph, don't try to comfort me with flowery words. Look, not a single person in the hall noticed when I left! In everyone's eyes, I'm probably not as important as that glass of wine in front of them!

BROTHER