- Would you stand on Osman's side? Choosing him to be the next Sultan over your own blood, Mehmed? Would you still be that powerful mother that can choose wisely? Would you...
- Enough! - I snapped - Enough of this!
- Truth hurts, right?
- Nothing is true in what you're saying here.
I stepped closer to her.
- One last time... Stay away from my Sehzades... Especially Osman - I hissed and after that I just walked out on the door.
This whole time Daniel was silent, but when we exited Safiye's room he spoke up...
- You have to admit... It was an interesting question...
- Osman is my son, Daniel - I said firmly - I support him just as much as the rest of my chilren. No exceptions.
- Okay then.
That's all he said before we both left the palace to go back home and chill.
But I swear if Safiye Sultan does anything to ruin my family...
"Be careful not to become like your enemies while fighting with them."
Murad Pasha's words always come to my mind at these times from years ago.
I'm never going to become like Safiye...
Never...
But protecting my family is my number 1 priority right now... And for the sake of them I'd do anything...
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On our was home I remembered something.
To get Maria...
- Let's get home to get Maria and head to the cemetery - I told Daniel.
- Why would you go there?
- We need to visit somebody...
Dan sighed.
I think he already knew who we're going to visit.
Our father's grave I built after I've became the Valide Sultan and I was able to do this without having an actual funeral.
Anyways...
As we got to the graves me and Maria went to see father's alone...
- Father... - Maria sighed.
There was a bench in front of the grave, where we both just sat down and sat there in silence over 10 minutes before I spoke up first...
- What would he say?
Maria looked at me now.
- Would he be happy for me and our big family with Herman? Would he be proud?
- He'd want you to be happy... - Maria said - I'm sure he'd be happy and proud to have so many wonderful grandchildren.
I sighed deeply.
Sometimes I'm still thinking about how it'd have gone if he'd have stayed alive...
I don't know why I've been wondering about this... I just did...
