3rd Chapter

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" Sultana, Sultan Mehmed wants to meet you in his chambers." my loyal servant Musa-aga who I knew since my childhood said to me.

It already passed a month since my father died and my brother was killed. I was alone in this Palace. Only one who I trusted was my half-sister Esmahan. I got along with her very well, and we were support to each other in those hard times as her mother was also exiled to Old Palace.

" What does he want?" I asked Musa as I wasn't really interested in meeting a man who killed my brother and separated me from my mother. No matter he was my brother also, I could never forgive him what he did to me.

" Sultana, he is very afraid for you. You haven't left your chambers since the death of your father and brother. You should start going around the Palace, everyone is worried for you." Musa said me in sad tone as he was also worried for me. He was loyal servant of my mother and he was harem ennuch, so he spent whole childhood with me helping me.

I haven't even answered Musa, but decided to listen to his advice. If I want to revenge my brother staying in my chambers won't help me, but instead I have to make my enemies trust me. Because the ones who you trust will betray you first.

For the first time in a month, I have left my chambers and accompanied by Musa and my servant Kalfa Leyla I went to visit my brother Mehmed. The one thing I was sure I had to do, is to make him think I am his supporter and that I am the one who is standing next to him and is with him in everything.

In front of Mehmed's chambers young man, which was probably similiar age as me, stood. I never saw that man in my entire life so I really wondered who he was.

" Who are you and why did you came to the Sultan?" he asked me coldly with his head raised, which was inapropriate for a man who is standing on Sultan's doors.

" I am his sister, Handan Sultan. And I think I shouldn't explain who I am to the servants who are serving here for me and my family. " I said to him coldly trying to put him back on Earth. Whoever he was, he had no rights to act like this in front of Sultana.

" I am sorry, Sultana. I couldn’t recognize you. I am Iskender-aga, now I am servant of Sultan Mehmed Khan. " he said and bowed to me. I saw he isn't actually even embarassed by his actions towards me, which made me annoyed.

My father always told me that I should never allow someone to behave like this to me. He always reminded me that I am Sultana, and that no one can disrespect me.

" I don't care who you are, just let me in finally. And next time you should take care how you behave towards a Sultana." I said to him and finally entered the chambers of my brother Sultan Mehmed.

I entered happily chambers of my brother Mehmed. He awaited me with his open arms because he wanted to hug me and bih smile on his face.

" Handan, my beautiful sister. I haven't seen you so long. I was really afraid if everything is fine." he said as he hugged me and showed me to sit together with him on his throne.

" I am fine now, I am happy that I can see you on the throne, my brother. I hope you will rule this magnificent empire even better than our ancestors did. May you become best ruler this empire and the world have seen." I said to him giving him widest smile possible. I actually meant none of those words, but I had to lie for my own good.

" Thank you my dear sister, I hope all your words will become true. " he said returning me a smile.

" I have trust in you, people already love you and with God's help you will be really successful." I said to him trying to sound nice.

I wish I could have seen the day my brother Osman would ascend the throne. No one would have been happier than me if in this moment I would have been sitting with him here and congradulating him for becoming Sultan of our Empire.

" I know it is hard for you, Handan. I never imagined I would become Sultan. For my whole life I was ready to be killed one day when Osman becomes the Sultan." he said and his mood changed really quickly. It was true that everyone knew that Osman would ascend the throne, but I don't believe that he never dreamt of ascending the Throne.

" That is the pain that will be with me always, but you are also my brother and what else can I do than be happy for you." I fake smiled to him as I knew I shouldn't show my weakness because of my brother now.

" Many people accused that my mother ordered that murder, but I believe that my mother has nothing to do with it. They also accuse Iskender-aga. " Mehmed said which reminded me of Iskender which I saw in front of his doors. That man must be Iskender which murdered my brother.

" I don't know what to say, I can't accuse anyone of that. And you mean on Iskender that is standing in front of your chambers?" I asked him curiously.

" Yes, Iskender is my best friend since I went to Sanjak. I plan to put him in Great Divan now, as he is only one I can trust to. I don't know how much I can trust father's viziers." Mehmed said to me.

" Of course you know the best. I know you will make the best possible decision." I said to him and stood up. I bowed to him and left his chambers.

I started walking away to the Harem, but one voice from far away stopped me.

" Sultana, I am really sorry and I wanted to apologise you. I didn't mean any bad today." Iskender came and said to me.

" You should maybe apologise me for murdering my brother?" I said to him seriously. I couldn’t believe Mehmed believes him and keeps him in Palace when he is a murderer.

" Those are lies that are going around in Palace. I would never be able to do that." He said seriously to me, but I knew I couldn't believe him.

" I don't trust you. And next time, you should learn how to behave better." I said to him seriously as I couldn't stand any more moment standing in front of person who killed piece of my heart, my brother.

" I didn't know you were here, Sultana. I thought you were exiled to the Old Palace together with your mother...", he started talking but I signalised him with my hand to shut up.

" I don't want to hear any more time those non senses from you." I said to him angrily, and left to my chambers.

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