i was confused on what was happening , me and maria were deported into another carriage and it was obviously following the prince .

He has changed , a lot we haven't seen each other ever since we were kids and it made sense that i wouldn't recognise him . my mind was not busy with this either , i was thinking about my father and brother i wished they were fine .

We kept going for some good time until we finally reached a stop , the carriage's door swung open and we were welcomed by a lot of tents , it looked like a battlefield and i was growing confused by each passing second .

I got off the carriage looking carefully around me and there were so many tents that my eyes couldn't catch all of them .

« Where are we » i asked a guard who was standing right next to me and he looked at the prince and i followed his gaze .

« This is where me and his majesty sultan suleyman are staying , we had to stop immediately after we heard what happened in the capital but i was sent by the order of his majesty to bring you here , to a safe place » i listened to him carefully and finally reacted to what he said .

« I can't leave my father and my brother suck to death , please take me back or rescue them » i pleaded as i realised that we were already out of the borders of my country .

« This is up to his majesty , you will be able to tell him all of this . thus far im glad you're safe princess i have to leave » He slightly bowed his head down and left , i looked at him getting inside his tent and he faded away .

before i could utter a word , a man came walking towards me and he looked like an important person .

« Princess Stella , we have awaited your arrival . his majesty is waiting for you inside » the man looked twice my age and i could tell he was a minister , he pointed at a luxurious tent and i followed him inside .

the sultan was seated on his throne and surrounded by his servants , the tension in the room was crushing me down . it felt deadly and silent

« Princess Stella » sultan suleyman spoke and i finally looked at him in the eyes , he ordered the servants next to him to leave and called the man from earlier to step closer to him .

« Your majesty , her highness can already speak our language i will not be needed to translate » the man explained to the sultan and he nodded .

« Did you know that i have received a letter from your father inviting me to the palace ? » he asked me and i shook my head signaling that i was not aware of that .

« I think you might want to read it , he sent it to me knowing that this rebellion is going to happen . he wrote to me so i can come save you » my mind was numb , i couldn't believe what i was hearing . my dad was fully aware that the rebellion was going to happen , he sacrificed himself for me to be saved .

« He knew that if he escaped , they will chase him and you . he had to send you away because they don't have anything to deal with you for » the sultan continued explaining and it made sense that he encouraged me to escape without him .

« Did my father die ? ».i composed my words after thinking deeply and the sultan didn't answer me . i felt guilt and sadness crippling and storming inside me . the sultan looked at me again

« I can not confirm that but for the meantime , you will stay with us until we sort this matter out . you're in a safe place , i consider you as my daughter , i've seen you grow up and certainly i you will be under my empire's protection » He reassured me and walked closer towards me , i felt so empty and guilty for being alive , i just wanted to disappear .

« Just know that if your father is gone , i give you the right to avenge him . you don't deserve to lose your family » he meant every word he said and i knew i was going to be the first one to punish whoever made me love through this nightmare .

« You may go rest , we will be departing tomorrow . back to our palace » i bowed down to the sultan and barely contained myself from not breaking down inside the tent . the man with the sultan earlier assigned me my tent and before he could go he told me who he was

Ibrahim pasha .

I got inside my tent and maria was seated there , i sat next to her and grabbed both of her hands .

« Maria .. i think my brother and father are dead » i admitted to her and she gasped as she held my hand tightly .

« What will i do without them, i can't .. » my tears were already formed in my eyes and i was ready to cry at any moment . « I can't lose them » i cried in her shoulder hoping it will take some of my pain away .

Maria comforted me for the whole evening , i slept right after i finished crying . i was so tired and worn out physically and emotionally, if sleeping was going to solve all of my problems i would've slept forever .

Dinner was served for us and we ate in our tent quietly , we were being respected and served in the kindest way possible . yes we had different religions but everyone here respected us highly and i appreciated it

After dinner i immediately went to sleep , i couldn't wait for tomorrow so we could finally leave , and to get news from my family . i just wished there was