His healer | Magnificent century

Chapter 2

For the next three weeks I kept on studying more and more. My Turkish improved a lot, making me the best student in the class. I leaned how to embroide, sing and dance. I realised it was better to learn than to keep being too sharp to everything.

Something very crazy happened as well, the mother of the sehzade Mahidevran beat Hurrem Hatun. I heard that the sultan got so mad, he didn't even want to speak to her or look at her face. This was the only thing the girls in the harem were talking about.

"Katerina, wait!" I heard Nigar Kalfa's voice behind me as she grabbed my arm.

"Yea?" I asked with some confusion as I raised an eyebrow.

"You're a smart girl, you seem to have an unusual wisdom in your eyes, like you've seen a lot of things. You have good potential and I have a good feeling about you. But I don't want you to mix in this gossip." She warns me and I clench my eyebrows a little, surprised that she told me so.

"Thank you... What do you mean but this? Potential? I am going to meet the sultan?" I ask as I raise my eyebrow and I speak with excitement as I heard this.

"No, not today. Maybe in time you will. But for now, this time is for you to rest and develop yourself in the haram. That's going to give you a head-start, and trust me... in a place like this where power and power are everything, a little head-start makes a lot of difference." She says and shakes her head, making me grow more disappointed.

"Why? I have been developing already!" I say, pouting a little.

"You're cute Katerina... but you have a lot of growing up to do." She tells me very seriously.

"Hurrem Hatun has met the sultan only after a week or so!" I tell her as I show my disagreement. I don't want to wait like all of the others.

"Well... Hurrem Hatun is special, even the Valide recognized her. learn. Be patient, Katerina, when your time comes you will meet the Sultan, I promise." Nigar smiles a little and puts her hands on her hips.

"I am also special! I am so special, you haven't seen another girl like me! In fact I will show all of you how special as well!" I say as I feel a little offended by the way she speaks as if I am much worse than Hurrem.

"You're special in your own way, Katerina. But you're still young. I'm going to watch over you from now on, so don't try anything stupid." She laughs a little. But to me it's not funny. I just smile under my breath. If I get an opportunity, I will for sure do something stupid.

"I know that look in your eyes. Don't tell me you're already plotting to go against my warnings?"

I don't reply as I just return to the harem room where all the other girls are and I put on my dress. I am going to wait for that opportunity from now on. say. A while later, I hear a commotion outside the chamber.

"Make way Sultan Suleiman Khan Hazreterli!"

One eunuch announces and we all get up as Nigar Kalfa and Daye Hatun start to line us up. This is the first time that the sultan will pass by and they have taught us to bow and keep our heads low. The Sultan walks past us all in a calm and dignified manner, flanked by some guards and with keeper of privy chamber Ibrahim Agha.

The sultan is so handsome and he is young too. Not at all like I have expected and most people are. I raise my head to look at him better. Sultan Suleiman is walking past me and my eyes lock with his gaze for that split moment. I notice that the way his eyes shine and it seems as if time has stopped for a moment. This is the first time you have truly seen him, and my heartbeat seems to skip for a moment. The Sultan, the Sultan himself, staring at me. Then he simply looks away and turns his back, walking again. Just as he is about to leave the room, I take my breath and speak very loudly while everyone is still bowing.