MAGNIFICENT CENTURY

Chapter 5 (Part II)

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"Don't worry My Shehzade! She'll totally be fine!" Smiled Murad Agha after listening to what Shehzade Orhan told about Kader Sultans situation.

"Ameen*!" Sighed Shehzade Orhan and added "Ask Fidan Kalfa to bring Gulbahar here!".

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Fidan Kalfa had just entered the passageway when Murad Agha called her from behind. She turned and walked towards him.

Gulbahar suddenly shivered when she heard Murad Agha calling Fidan Kalfa and bent forward to see if she's there or not then got back and folded the letter and again hid it in her sleeves.

Gulbahar was thinking:
"What will happen now? Sultan Hemza Han is dead, Ottoman Sultanate will suffer another rebel from the Janissaries if Shehzade Orhan don't own the throne as soon as possible!".

She didn't know what to feel! She felt nothing!

"What are you doing here Hatun?" Asked Bulbul Agha leaving the chamber. "I was just..." Gulbahar stopped when she saw Fidan Kalfa coming forward to her.
"Gulbahar! Shehzade is waiting for you! Go get ready!" She said. "Yeah..yeah! I'm going!!" Said Gulbahar and left.

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"Where are we?" Asked Roilena when She opened her eyes in a royal cart which was taking some women to the capital. She came into consciousness suddenly and got angry. "Where are we?? Victoria?? I will kill those who brought us here one by one , one day!! Ahh!!"shouted Roilena.
"I don't know as well Roilena! Please don't shout or else they'll kill you!" Said Victoria. "Do you think I am scared? Let them do what they want! I don't care!" Angrily shouted Roilena. "My family.. they burnt our houses every one is dead! What will happen now!?"cried Roilena.

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"Oh My Goodness! Lets go in!" Worried Fidan Kalfa.

They walked in and saw Kader Sultan awakening and rushed infront of her asking her about how she feels and what happened and then she angered "What are you people! I just came in my senses and you people are questioning unlimitedly!". "Pardon us My Sultana!" Said Fidan Kalfa.
"Where is Orhan? Where is my son?" Asked Kader Sultan and pushed herself upwards, she stood up and ran to the door pushing both away.

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"My Shehzade!" Said Gulbahar Hatun coming in the chamber. "My love! Come here!" Said Shehzade Orhan. She walked forward to him and sat on his thigh. He was sitting on the chair close to his table on which he was reviewing some of his letters. 

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"My Sultana!" Bulbul Agha called out. They both ran after her and then they saw her walking slowly from the passageway.

"My Sultana! Why did...." Fidan Kalfa stopped when she saw tears sliding down on her cheeks. "My Allah! What has happened!!?? My Sultana! Why are you crying?" Worried Fidan Kalfa.
Kader Sultan pushed her hands away and started to walk quickly towards the Harem and then to Shehzade Orhan's chamber when she realized its not the time to cry now, she has mourned for months for The Sultan and it is now the time to give the new Sultan to The Ottoman Empire!

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"Hey! Look at me!" Gulabhar said and put her finger on his cheeks and then to his lips. She took the opportunity and secretly put the letter between other letters. "Gulbahar! Let me check some more and then we'll talk! Okay!?" Said Shehzade Orhan and then continued to look at different letters.

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Kader Sultan is standing still infront of the door to Shehzade Orhan's chamber and suddenly pushed the door!

"Mommy?!" Said Shehzade Orhan when he noticed her coming in and unfortunately the letter which Gulbahar had put between the letters was in his hand when he walked forward to Kader Sultan.

"I want to be alone with my son!" Kader Sultan ordered. Gulbahar went out.

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"What happened inside?" Asked Bulbul Agha. "I don't know Kader Sultan ordered me to go out!" Replied Gulbahar Hatun.

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"My Orhan! My son! You have to be more brave now! You have to be more clever now! You have to face the world now! You have had the experience Allah wanted you to have! This is the time now! This is the time now!
Put this letter away and come sit with me!" Said Kader Sultan.

Shehzade Orhan noticed Mehmud Pasha's name while he was putting the letter on the table and he grabbed it again and started reading it!

"Oh no! That is why you are saying like that Mother! You knew!" Shocked Shehzade Orhan. "What?" Asked Kader Sultan. "This is the letter from Mehmud Pasha and it says my father died..... and the Capital awaits me!" Shocked Shehzade Orhan. "Oh no! How did you get it?.. and yes its true son! Don't loose hope! You have to be brave!" Cried Kader Sultan.
Shehzade Orhan hugged her tightly and some tears came down her eyes and he whispered "May his soul Rest In Peace!" With his whole heart!

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He was ready! He was ready to face what Allah wanted him to see in his future! His future was here! He was now to become the 5th SULTAN!