Feride Sultan

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♛ Name: Feride Sultan
♛ Age: 42 years
♛ Title: Aunt of the padishah, daughter of Buyuk Valide Aishe Sultan, representative of the Ottoman dynasty
♛ Personality: Reserved, intelligent, and ironic. Feride Sultan is a woman who long ago learned to live in the shadow of her great mother and not fight for a place in the sun that would never be given to her. She knows how to be unobtrusive when it suits her, and persuasive when necessary. She lacks the cold ruthlessness of Büyük Valide, but she inherits her keen insight and ability to see right through people. Feride is tired of intrigue, but not so tired that she allows herself the luxury of not understanding it. She prefers to observe from the sidelines, maintaining an ironic smile and not interfering unless absolutely necessary. However, her calm should not be mistaken for indifference—she knows how to protect her dignity and those she truly cares about.
♛ Biography: Feride Sultan is the daughter of Büyük Valide Ayşe Sultan and the late sultan, born when her mother was already a formidable mistress of Topkapı. From childhood, she knew that being the daughter of such a woman meant always remaining in her shadow, but not inheriting any of her power. Feride was married to Murad Pasha, an influential man but unable to replace her love or warmth. Their marriage, concluded for convenience, remains empty: the couple is childless, and with each passing year, this emptiness reverberates more and more in Feride's heart. She doesn't complain, doesn't cry, doesn't make scenes—she merely retreats more and more to her chambers, where she needn't pretend to be a happy wife. She treats her nephew Murad with cautious sympathy, but doesn't interfere in the struggle between her mother and the Valide, understanding that any move she makes could be misinterpreted. Feride knows how to wait - a life full of other people's expectations has taught her this.

♛ Likes:

· The silence of your chambers, where the gossip of the harem rarely reaches.
· Reading alone allows you to escape to worlds where there is no duty and intrigue.
· Aromatic herbal tea that she brews herself.
· Walks along the distant alleys of the garden, away from prying eyes.
· Irony - it saves her from despair on the most difficult days.
· Rare moments of sincerity that she can only afford with very close people.

♛ Dislikes:

· When she is asked about children, which she still does not have.
· To be a bargaining chip in mother's games.
· A husband who sees her only as a title and not as a woman.
· Ostentatious luxury and stupid ceremonies.
· When someone tries to drag her into intrigues against her will.
· Her own helplessness in the face of circumstances that she is powerless to change.

♛ Quote:

"I realized long ago that in this palace I have no right to grieve out loud. That's why I smile when I want to scream, and remain silent when I want to tell everything. It's more peaceful that way. That's how you survive."

♛ Hobbies:

· Reading old novels and historical chronicles.
· Brewing herbal infusions according to your own recipes.
· Embroidery, which helps her not to think about what hurts.
· Keeping personal records in which she can at least be honest with herself.
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