Chapter 53 Plots and secrets

• Roksolana ran back to the harem and heaved a sigh of relief when she saw that none of the ladies were back. She walked into her room and stopped short. Roksolana took a step back and stared at the door to be sure she was in the right now. Sure she hadn't made a mistake, she looked into the room again. Her window was opened and everywhere was scattered. All her clothes were on the floor, scattered across the room. Her drawers were opened and all its contents were lying on the floor. Roksolana looked around trying to see if anything was missing. Nothing looked missing to her. At least, not something she recognized.
• Someone had come for her while she was in the hall. But who was it? And what had they wanted? Roksolana knew for sure that it wasn't Asleem this time since he had been tied up in the hall too. Unless he had instructed his men to carry out the mission when he had been held captive. Or it could have been another person entirely. But who could it have been? She didn't have any enemy on Wadai' sultanate, and she didn't think that she had offended anyone. The person had chosen the perfect hour to strike when everyone would be busy in the hall. Another thing was the fact that the person had been so sure that she wouldn't attend the ceremony. This means that it was someone who knew a lot about her and her stubborn nature. What the person hadn't known about was the threat hanging on her people that had forced her to attend the ceremony.
• Roksolana gasped in fear as a hand took hold of her arm. She relaxed when she heard the princess speak to her. She knew the exact moment the princess saw the state her room was in when she heard her exclamation. Roksolana explained to the princess that she had scattered the room when she had been looking for the outfit that would suit her dancing. Roksolana watched as the princess looked at her for a minute before she shrugged her shoulder then bent to pick up some of the things. Roksolana joined her and together, they cleaned up the room and rearranged the things back to their positions. When they were done, the princess sat on the bed and sighed.