BEFORE YOU BEGIN.

"I would appreciate it if you minded your manners when in the presence of a Sultana." Meher said matter of factly, looking at the red headed and heaving hatun. Though she had given birth to a son, the Sultan still saw fit to keep her position the same. "Remember that you are a concubine, a conquered woman, of our Sultan."

"I am a Sultana as well!" She shrieked, stomping her foot much as a child would. "Hürrem Sultan!"

As she settled a hand on her son's shoulder to lead him away and to their quarters, the Sultana threw over her shoulder. "And yet ... On the rosters, you are listed as Hürrem Hatun."