CHAPTER EIGHTY-THREE
“Suleyman is weak and Ibrahim knows it.” Hafsa continued to pace around her suite.
“But he has conquered vast tracts of land, and spread the Scarlet Mantle farther than any before him to make this the greatest of empires,” Haseki countered.
“Nonsense! Most of the expansion was engineered by my Sultan Selim. Suleyman inherited an empire that was well on its way to becoming the center of the world. Any fool could have stepped into his slippers and appeared just as powerful and invincible.”
Haseki sat in horror. “But he has codified the Laws and established a government that is the envy of all others.”
“Granted, but his unerring faith in Ibrahim will undoubtedly lead to his usurpment and death.”
