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All what you could think about at that moment was what Sakima had just done. Yes the man tried to force you, but not worth a fate so terrible. Sakima was not the same person who hw was before. At first, he was a well-educated prince, and now, he became an bloodthirsty wild animal. Where the hell did that come from? Or was he always this way? There are so many questions in your head right now. Overwhelmed by your thoughts, you had not paid attention to the Prince, whom had been saying your name continually.

"(Y / n), (Y / n), you hear me??? Are you okay my little dove? Please answer me!" Sakima continually asked, but you were frozen in place. You couldn't even look him in the eye. He- he's a murderer!
"(Y / n), please answer my darling." Sakima continued, but right now you couldn't look at him. He repeated your name over and over. You could hear the voices of servants around you, but still can't face him or anyone. If you say something that irritates the prince, will he snap on you? Or would he hurt those around you? You thought it best to stay quiet until things are calm.

"Your Highness, I think it would be best to let Miss (Y / n) calm down a bit. She is probably still in shock because well ... previous events." Ama said, trying to help you. Or maybe she trying to calm down the prince you thought. Whatever the reason, you were very grateful to her.

Sakima firmly grips to your hand, and begins to tremble.
"Did I asked you something?!!? How dare you, acı bir hizmetçi ..."
You couldn't let him speak so poorly to Ama, she doesn't deserve it! She behaved so kindly to you, you can't let him speak this way.

"Sakima enough!" You yelled, surprised that your voice had not cracked 'Thank God'
Sakima looked at you for a few moments before responding to your outburst.

"Oh, my dove have no idea how .."

"No. Leave me alone! I want to stay alone for a while. Please, I really want to calm myself. " Sakima just looked at you. The look on his face clearly said that he disapproved of your decision, but he appeared to swallow his pride and nod.

"Very well. But promise me you'll be fine." He said, tightening the grip on your hand.

"Yes, I promise." Whatever, but still avoiding his gaze.

"Okay than. I'll send some servants to .." He was interrupted again by you

"Ama. I want you to send Ama."

* Sigh * "Okay. I'll send Ama to bring you a snack and something to drink. You are most likely exhausted." As Sakima finished his sentence, he turned to leave the room, but not before dismissing all the servants who had arrived to clean the room.
'I really need to get out of here.'

***

You sat alone in bed, looking at the beautifully decorated ceiling, trying to get your thoughts together. 'What foreigner was that guard talking about?? There was a foreign girl here before me? If so, what did they do to her? Did they kill her? Burn her at the stake or something? Or he did he only say that to frighten me? ' All your thoughts were swirling messy. 'Does that girl have something to do with why am I here?'

"Arghh, what the hell is going on here ?? Why is all this happening to me ??" You took a pillow decorated beautifully with golden patterns and put it over your face to stifle your cries of confusion. Obviously, if you stayed too long in this cursed place, you would lose your sanity. After a few minutes, the room door was opened again. You pulled the cushion from your face, to see the person whom had opened the door. To your relief, it was Ama. 'Thanks Dear God'. You stood up from sitting on the bed, and you gave a small salute to let her know that she is welcome.

Ama, was looking at you with a smile, but her eyes looked different. Worry. She was clearly worried about you. Honestly it made you feel a little better.

"Hello Miss (Y / n), how are you feeling? Are you okay?" Ama asked, while arranging food on the table in the corner.

"Y-Yes I'm good. Actually, I try. *Nervous Smile* but I think I will recover fully after I taste a little of this wonderful food." You say, trying to ease her worry. It was clear that they she was quite uncomfortable with talking right now. Especially after seeing a man die, and you almost naked.

"Glad to hear it. And I hope you enjoy dessert. I've made it especially for you." Ama said, pointing to the table already prepared with food. The smell was intoxicating, making your mouth water.

"Dessert?" You asked as you got out of bed, moving towards the lunch.

"Yes. I did Um Ali. This is a very popular pie here and I hope you like. This cake has a beautiful legend." Ama says, looking quite pleased that you were so keen to try confection she had made for you.

"A legend?" suddenly becoming more interested in this conversation then before.

"Yes. During the Ottoman occupation the sultan who hunted in the Nile Delta had cravings for dessert. He stopped in a small village. There, the sultan asked the villagers for the most famous cook to prepare something special. She whipped up a dessert that was in the house: a little dry bread soaked in milk with sugar, coconut, pistachios, almonds. Legend says that the sultan liked this dessert so much that during every visit to the village, he asked to be served with "Um Ali"" Ama told with a smile on her face all the time. But this time, her smile was real, because of how grateful you were.

"Wow, sounds interesting." You said, while you looked at the delicacies set before your face.
You looked at Ama and asked if she would like to join you, but she refused, saying she already ate.

While eating, you and Ama exchanged stories, memories, relationships and many other things. You learned that Ama is in a relationship with one of the guards, but you have not yet met him. She also has a younger brother. She offered to show you her home and where her entire family lives. You agreed and decided to ask her about the mysterious stranger.

"Ama Umm... can I ask you something?" You asked, quite indecisive.

"Yes Miss (Y / n), you can ask me anything." She responded with her eternal smile.

"Was there ever a foreign girl here? I mean in this village?" In an instant, the brown haired girl's facial expression changed. She seemed ... afraid?

"Sorry Miss (Y / n) but I must go." Ama replied, quickly excusing herself and ran towards the door.

"A-Ama, what happened?" You shouted, quite concerned about the behavior of the maid. Ama stops, looks at you and sighs.

"I can not give you details about it. If you want to know about the story you should ask Prince Sakima. He may or may not tell you. This time I can not help but know that I like you more than that girl." Ama finished her sentence and left the room, leaving you in a total fog. In that moment, you felt your patience reach a breaking point.

"What the hell does that mean?!?!? Not much help !!" You scream at the door, hoping that Ama would hear you and return to tell you more. But no one had returned. After you sat and stares at the door for a few minutes, you fell to your knees and say in a weak whisper:

"I want to run away and hide from everyone"