#murad gen2

The households of The Valide Sultan and Haolian Hatun ceremoniously paraded through The Second Gate to officially join The new Sultan's court. Joining them were the young Cariye who'd trained as midwives under Kadin Myra; Elya, Onna, and Marie were long overdue a promotion to Usta.

The rest of the parade continued to their designated courtyards as The Sultan led his wife, mother, and grandfather into the Hall of Abdul for his first Imperial Divan.

The Divan itself would consist of four core members:

The Chief Vizier, Osman Khair Han

The Grand Vizier, Hüseyin Ali Pasha

Defterdar, Ferhad Mahir Celebi

Nişancı, Mesih Daula

While recognizing the voice of men carefully selected to marry & welcome imperial brides into their household.

As Mesih Daula sat to announce the Legal Marriage of The Sultan Selim bin Abdul to the Xia's Grand Imperial 6th Princess, he conferred to her the title of Sultana. Laila Hatun was then confirmed as Valide Sultan by the Nişancı, who continued reading proclamations drafted following Khair's proclamation of Abdul's death.

Not many listened as he read the request for tribute from the realm's wealthy families. Their daughters were either too young or nonexistant.

When the meeting was over, The Kefa's first ever Sultana was escorted to her own courtyard by the Valide Sultan and her attendants, Maya and Mihri.

The Sultan was more begrieved by the death and customarily sudden burial than anyone in his court anticipated him to be. Not that anyone beside Suleiman and his brother, Bayezid, truly knew the young ruler. Bayezid was probably dead, he knew; and that only hurt worse.

Selim had always wanted to make a name of his own. To ensure that his name be remembered among the great conquerors he learned of in the Palace School, but... What about his family? The one he was expecting, with his wife, Haolian?

His father was not a conqueror. According to The Nişancı, Abdul was a family man. The patriarch of their legendary dynasty, but Selim could not recall the voice of his father. What did his sisters think of the man who'd sacraficed each them for notoriety?

The hall's silence was interrupted by a flustered attendant, summoning her Sultan to the new Apartment of The Sultana. His wife was in active labor.

As Selim met his daughter, he knew that his children would remember his words, voice, and witness. That she would feel as valued as he had and none of his sons would share Bayezid's fate.