" When I saw you for the first time, I knew I won't forget about you easily. And I was right, in those years there was no day or night I haven't thought of you. You are the one who lights my life up, and I would be lost without you."
"ATTENTION! HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY SULTAN MURAD KHAN HAZERTLERI AND VALIDE MAHNAZ SULTAN"
I walked together with my seventeen years old son Murad in front of the janissaries on the main square.
Osman's coffin was standing on our left side and I had no emotions or even guilt about my order to kill him.
All the soldiers bowed down to my son new Sultan, Murad, and to me, Valide Sultan and regent of the empire, as Murad was minor.
"LONG LIVE SULTAN MURAD! LONG LIVE MAHNAZ SULTANA!"
Soldiers yelled all in the same voice and I couldn't explain how proud I felt when finally my son got the throne he deserved.
" ATTENTION! VALIDE MAHNAZ SULTANA!" Haci Aga, now Chief Ennuch of the Harem yelled and all the girls in the Harem bowed down to me.
At the end of the Harem Mahfiruz stood dressed all in black without even bowing to me.
" This is the first day of my rule and I already want to do some changes here." I said and girls looked at each other afraid what my decision would be.
" Cennet Kalfa, you worked in Palace for many years. It's your time to retire. We will find suitable husband to you." I said and Cennet wanted to beg me to stay, but I signalised her with my hand to shut up.
Cennet behaved bad towards me since the first day I came to this Palace and she was the one of the first people I promised myself to get rid of.
" At your place as Chief of Harem Treasury I will name Kalika." I said and Kalika kissed my hand. She was my best friend here together with Aybige and she was the person I trusted the most. She was suitable for this position as no one else would do it better than her.
" Mahfiruz, you will be banished to Old Palace as the tradition says." I said and she didn't even want to look at me.
" Oh, and return me the ring that is mine." I said and fake smiled as Mahfiruz looked at emerald ring on her right hand. She didn't want it to do, but she must have done it. She took it and gave it to me.
I finally putted back on my hand the ring that belongs to me. Our era has started now.
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" Sultana, is there anything else you want?" Kalika asked me with a smile when she looked at me proud sitting at my Valide Sultan's chambers.
" You will find a perfect concubine and send her to my lion Murad on havlet. Find beautiful and intelligent one." I said to her as I wanted my Murad to find happiness.
