Jamal stared at Roksolana for a minute, waiting for her to take back her word. When she didn't, Jamal was surprised. This was the first time she ever addressed him as Sultan. Had she finally accepted his sultanate as hers? Or had she said it unknowingly? Or maybe he heard her wrong? He was about to ask her if she had said it when a knock sounded on the door. Roksolana got up, opened the door and Jamal saw a maid standing there holding some clothes in her hands. The maid bowed down when she ...