LONG LOST (A Sungurtekin Bey Fanfiction)

21.

Banu Cicek was alone in the tent of Dodurga marquee. She was sitting in the center of the marquee cleaning her sword. Aytolun entered the tent and smiled evilly at her. Banu Cicek just stared at her and continued cleaning her sword. Aytolun came forward and stood beside her.

"Your services to the bey are worthy of esteem, Banu Cicek!" Banu Cicek bowed her head humbly at the compliment. "But I think, a girl as skilled as you are, will provide more valuable services." Banu Cicek stopped at her comment and raised her head.

"Compared to what Korkut bey and Duru hatun did for me these are nothing, Aytolun hatun!" She said and cotinued her work.

"You loved the deceased, did you not?" Aytolun said. Banu Cicek stopped once again. She turned to her and said,

"Of course I did! I loved her deeply! However, she died without any sickness. It hurts my heart even now!" She said, eyeing the expressions on Aytolun's face. Aytolun noted this too so she went to stand behind her.

"You can never know when the death will come for you, Banu Cicek! Yesterday, Duru hatun," Aytolun stopped to note Banu Cicek's movements. "Tomorrow, us!" Banu Cicek placed her bare palm on the silver sword in order to compose her fuming anger towards Aytolun.

"Like death, you can never know from whose hands will it come from either, Aytolun hatun!" She said. There was a painful expression on her face now as she remembered Selcan's words. "May Allah protect us from those sinister hands!" Then she opened her palm. It was red with the blood coming out of the deep gash that the sword had made in her hand. Aytolun placed a napkin on her hand. Banu Cicek closed her fist and stood up. She placed the sword back in the sheath and turned to Aytolun.

"I will take my leave, now!" She said and left. Aytolun smiled and sighed.

"Your death will come by my hands!"

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After the fight in the marquee and the meeting of the two brothers, they all were gathered in Selcan's tent in order to discuss this matter.

"This matter will go as far as it can!" Nuray said.

"If it will not, it will be a burden to us, to Ana, to our marquee!" Selcan nodded in agreement.

"However, this is not what we have to worry! The problem is Gundogdu bey!" Halime said. Sungurtekin nodded at her.

She was right. Gumustekin was not a problem at all!

"The man on whose throat you placed your sword is going to be the father in law of Gundogdu abi! Goncagul and his wedding will be soon!" Nuray sighed.

"When we bear this doubt inside, will we take his daughter in our marquee, women?" Ertugrul asked. All the women turned to him in surprise.

"Goncagul hatun can be innocent as she looks!" Sungurtekin started to speak but was cut off by Nuray hatun.

"Which she is clearly not!" She shook her head at him. They all smiled at her matter-of-factly expression.

"As long as this doubt exists, the home they will build will not be worthy!" Sungurtekin continued.

"Do not forget that this doubt only belong to the people who believe in you, which is us!" Halime Sultan said.

"My mother's marquee is not a regular tent, Halime!" Ertugrul said. "The people who entered secretly in my mother's tent yesterday, can do anything without us noticing it."

"Whenever they get the chance!" Sungurtekin finished his sentence.

"What about Goncagul and Gundogdu bey's wedding?" Nuray asked.