For the next update of Dove, I feel like we’ll see the aftermath of Meleksima confronting Mahidevran. Now, I don’t think she’ll get into any trouble, especially since she “punished” Mahidevran for a legitimate reason, trying to sow discord between the princes. Suleiman wouldn’t reprimand her for that, and Mahidevran can’t cry to Valide (at least in my opinion), because then it’ll come out that she tried to pit Mustafa against his brothers. Suleiman and Valide like unity within the dynasty, pitting princes against each other isn’t unity.
I also think we’ll finally get into the Nigar situation. So far, we’ve yet to see her suicide attempt, so I feel like that’s up next, which means we’ll also be getting into her marriage with Matrakçi. I still think (hopefully) that Nigar will be on Meleksima’s side by the time her marriage comes around since I can’t really see her joining Melekisma’s faction if a moment after that is chosen (it’s just hard to imagine in my opinion). Truthfully, as long as it’s before the time she was supposed to be pregnant with Ibrahim’s baby, I think something can be done to save her from his sphere of influence. Ibrahim can always be made to have an affair baby with someone else.
Then there’s the conflict happening in Crimea, which means Aybige will be making her appearance soon, and older Mustafa will be joining the story too. I can’t wait to see how an older Mustafa interacts with Meleksima. I feel like she’ll be a big help to Mustafa navigating his first romance in the series (Efsun).
The Burning Arc is close too, and I absolutely believe this is going to fall on Hürrem. Melekisma got her ambush in the woods, but there’s no way she’s getting the burning, the women in the harem actually like her, so I just can’t see it happening.
Anyway, there’s a lot of interesting stuff that’s coming up soon, so I’m excited to see how you change things up. Can’t wait for the next update! Keep up the good work!!