"The pain subsides, or simply gets lost amidst obligations and daily chores. However, there is a time when it returns to its rut. A time when others rejoice in the rebirth of nature, and I burn with the rebirth of pain. Only Allah can judge his deed...
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"I am Ibrahim of Parga, a man of many worlds, east and west... slave and ruler... My life is a tale written in blood and tears, true, those tears are definitely not mine" ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ
Suleiman (man of peace) the Magnificent
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"Can a man whose name means "man of peace" wage war? Or can he bring peace? For how can one spread this blessing if there is war in one's soul..." ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ
Shehzade/prince Mustafa (chosen)
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"The chasm will never close. It only grows wider. That is the law. Just as it is the law that a saved victim eventually becomes the hunter." ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ
Haseki Hürrem (the joyful one) Sultan/Roxelana
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"If you gather all women of this world and they shout together, their voice would not override my whisper. I did what the Sultan's friend himself could not. From a slave, I became the ruler of my life and the heart of the sultan." ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ
Hatice (trust worthy, early born baby girl) Sultan
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"Blood may bind us, Suleiman, but betrayal severs even the strongest ties." ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ
Haseki Mahidevran (moon of fortune) |Gülbahar (spring rose) Sultan
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"The throne may be gilded, but it chills the soul to sit upon it alone." ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ
Mihrimah (Sun and Moon) Sultan
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"I will not settle for a love that diminishes me. I deserve a love that elevates both my heart and my spirit."ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ
Rustem (tall, strongly-built, brave) Pasha
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"Loyalty is not blind obedience, but a commitment to the greater good, even when the path seems treacherous."