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Synopsis
Hijri 1134
In the year of their Lord 1722
"We all are the heroes of our own lives, and the villain in other's"
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The shimmering white dot moves from your right to left against the black canvas, then vanishes.
"They say if you make a wish while watching it, it gets fulfilled."
You snort. "As if it were a fireball from the Heavens. I'd ask for chicken if it were true."
"Not the superstitious one, are you?"
"Well I- wait, why am even I talking to you?!"
"You punched me, yet I am not bothered."
"You threatened me with a sword!"
"I thought you were a haunted spirit because of your hair- no offense." How does he reply with such a soothing voice when you're nearly shouting at the top of your lungs?!
You huff angrily. "You have a really good way with words."
At this he smiles. "I try, and now, won't you tell me how you managed to sneak out here, knowing how bad a punishment on board a ship is?"
You hear an edge to his voice. You swallow.
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The Ottoman Empire is wavering because of the troubled succession of the late Sultan Murad V. The common people support his half Sayyid-Ottoman Shehzade Mahmud I, while the jannisaries and viziers believe he isn't the rightful heir. Meanwhile, the enemity with the Safavid dynasty is boiling up.
In this unfortunate time, you, Razia, later known as Gulsiya, live in an unfortunate place: Aden. Getting captured as a slave during a siege, you are forced to join the harem. You know very well you have no future there and decide, as always, to improvise