Being a princess made Thyra a target to many but Thyra being herself it didn't matter to her especially if it escalated into a fight, she would be delighted, she loves to sword fight, unlike many ladies.
Mustafa was heartbroken after the death of t...
I smiled softly at the two princes who were sat in Hürrem's sultan's room soon to be purified. I was sat beside Mahidevran's sultan watching them with a small smile. Prince Beyazid and prince Chihangir we're getting purified today and Mihrimah's wedding was tomorrow.
Mehmed, Ibrahim, and Beyazid 'my son' were sitting beside the rest of the kids watching the puppet show.
Hürrem walked over breaking our trance, I could see Mahidevran sultan roll her eyes as Hürrem sat down beside her. They started talking but I didn't listen not in the mood of their arguments.
"There's a fire in your Hürrem, it has been there since the day I met you and this fire is burning everyone around you. Now you have no one to burn so you're burning your children" I looked beside me at Mahidevran sultan in shock at her words.
"You're breaking your daughter apart" she finished with a heated glare.
"I won't be taught motherhood from you Mahidevran, I have five children as you know," Hürrem said back as if she was trying to hurt Mahidevran sultan by reminding her that she has only Mustafa.
"And what you're doing to Mihrimah shows that you haven't been paying any attention to any of them" I scoffed before getting up and bowing to Mahidevran sultan only.
I walked over to the children picking up the twins and telling Mehmed to follow me. I walked back to my room to change their clothes feeling unsatisfied with their everyday clothes.
"Are you okay Nasira?" I looked behind to see Mustafa standing there.
"Daddy" Mehmed yelled running into his father's excitedly.
"It's just Hürrem sultan, you know the usual" I shrugged my shoulders picking up Ibrahim. Mustafa walked over to me kissing my cheek to calm me down which worked. He picked up Beyazid and walked me back to the harem so he can check up on this mother too.
"MAKE WAY, SHEJZADI MUSTAFA HAS ARRIVED" the puppet show-stopped along with the chatter. Everyone stood up and bowed to the prince as he walked over to his mother not caring that he was being seen by the vizir's wives holding both of his children as it unusual for a prince to show affection in front of people who aren't family.
"Validam" he took her hand in his placing a kiss to the back of it with his now empty hand that was holding Mehmed's a while ago before he let go of his father's and walked over to his uncle's to talk to them.
"My lion" Mahidevran sultan smiled at him taking Beyazid from him before he walked out after checking up at her.
We all stood in a line waiting for the sultan to arrive in Hürrem's sultan's room where the purifying will accrue.
"MAKE WAY, SULTAN SULEIMAN KHAN HAS ARRIVED" we all bowed as the sultan along with the rest of the princes arrived.
"Let's hope next time will be my grandson's turn," the sultan said snapping me back to reality.
"Insha'alla" Mustafa said throwing me a smile which I returned.
"Please all of the women should leave," the doctor said politely.
"Come on sultanas let's wait outside," Hürrem said. We all walked outside and waited. I took with me the kids thinking they were too young to see this yet, they'd be traumatized by this.
"I can't believe that this is actually happening," I said sadly to Mustafa as we both got ready for the wedding.
"Me neither, come help me please" I walked over to Mustafa helping him fix his jacket over his clothes.
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There was a knock on the door making us break apart. "Come in," Mustafa said turning around to face the door.
Mahidevran sultan walked in looking like she had something to say, she looked at me with soft eyes making me smile.
"I'm gonna go check up on the kids" I bowed before leaving to the kids' room where they were being dressed by madam and Malak who were the only two I trusted in this whole castle.
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"How're my lions today?" I asked opening my arms for Mehmed who ran straight into them.
"We're good," he said excitedly making me chuckle a little.
"Let's go see aunt Mihrimah, yes?" I picked Mehmed up holding him on my waist. Madam and Malak followed me out of the room each holding a twin.
I walked in to see Mihrimah looking sad sitting on her bed.
"Sultana" I bowed to her letting Mehmed down who ran over to her hugging her leg. She pulled him kissing his forehead smiling slightly.
"Nasira can I talk to you privately" she muttered.
"Of course sultana" I pointed for madam to take Mehmed which she did before leaving us alone.
"What is it, sultana?" I asked sitting down beside her on the bed.
"I don't want this Nasira" she mumbled crying. I pulled her in for a hug feeling my heartbreak at the sight of her red eyes.
"I want to live a love story like yours and Mustafa" she pulled away wiping her tears.
"I want to love someone as much you two love each other, as much as my parents love each other; everyone got to live a love story except me. I'm the sultan no one cares about who's being thrown in the arms of a man I don't even like for the sake of my brothers" she looked down at her hands.
"End it then. Go to the sultan and tell him the truth" I suggested. She shook her head looking up at me with fear in her eyes.
"My mother would kill me" she muttered. I sighed sadly knowing that she was speaking only the truth.
"Then you have to live the life chosen for you and from there see where it takes you," I said the only solution that came to my mind.
"But remember that I and Mustafa are by your side and we'll always be and whenever you want us we'll be right there for you" I kissed her forehead before leaving the room of the poor girl.
