Now I Rise

And thinking of Mehmed, the sultan she might have been in love with, brings little comfort to her thorny heart. Torn between loyalties to faith, to the Ottomans, and to Mehmed, he knows he owes Lada nothing. If she dies, he could never forgive himself, but if he fails in Constantinople, will Mehmed ever forgive him?

Si gandirea la Mehmed, sultanul de care s-ar fi putut indragosti, aduce putina mangaiere inimii ei spinoase. Sfasiat intre loialitatea fata de credinta, fata de otomani si fata de Mehmed, el stie ca nu ii datoreaza nimic Ladei.