Chapter 25 – When Love Withstands All!
Everyone in the hall gasped in surprise , or rather, shock when Razia unhesitatingly put forward her desire and wishes , something very rare in case of a woman in those days . Iltimush’s face had an unreadable expression , he remained silent. All of a sudden ,one of his ministers raised from his seat and said aloud “Shezaadi Razia,do you even realize what have you done, and do you have any idea of the consequences of this action of yours? You might get severely punished.” anger was very much clear in his voice , Altunia frowned a little , and gave him an intense glare, but soon ,shifted his attention back to Razia. As a reply, Razia lowered her eyes and said in a calm, low yet audible voice ” Tell me on whose sword should I lay my head , if loving someone is a crime, punish me then! (Kiske talwaar pe sar rakhoon yeh batado mujhai , ishq karna agar khata hai toh saza mujhai) O the creators of history, if I am so wrong, finish me then! (Aey itehaas likhnay waalon , agar main hoon harf-e- ghalat , toh phir mitado mujhai.).” saying so , she raised her eyes and looked straight into Iltimush’s eyes, her eyes glittered with pride and confidence, she was least bothered about the ‘world’ . At this statement of hers , people present in the hall started whispering and gossiping about the turn of events. Iltimush raised his hand , gesturing them to stop , Altunia was amused “This woman!” he said to himself in his mind.
“Shezaadi Razia! We shall discuss about this later, in privacy.” said Iltimush in a low yet authoritative voice .
Razia nodded , gave him a small salaam, and left the hall , without looking into any other direction. Qtub was upset with Razia , she did not expect this from her dear daughter, to her , it was no less than a bold step of shamelessness , she lowered her face and watched Razia go away , on the other hand , Shamshaad was mad at her granddaughter.
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Razia laid herself comfortably on her king sized bed , laying on her stomach , her head resting on her right hand’s elbow , she was thinking of her abbu’s reaction , on the other hand , Fatimah was pacing back and forth constantly blabbering about Razia’s bold step ” Shezaadi , what did you do , I sultan refuses , then?” asked a tensed Fatimah , just then the doors of the room opened with a bang , that startled Razia and Fatimah , it was none other than Altunia , he looked at Fatimah and said “I want to have a word with Razia, alone …please.” , Fatimah nodded and left the room.
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Nasir was pacing back and forth in his room , while Iqbal was sitting on the couch , he did not know how to react , he needed an answer , on one hand he knew Malik Altunia was a perfect man for his sister, while on the other hand , he had already witnessed a dark side of Altunia , in the battle field , once he looses his temper, he has no command on his actions.
Suddenly a thought stroke him , Fatimah was Razia’s best friend and was wise enough , he needed to find her , thinking so , he dashed out of the room , leaving behind a confused Iqbal.
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Sorry for this late update guys, and forgive me if there are any typos.
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Precap – Entry of Shah turkan and Ruknuddin ,whose eyes will lay on Fatimah. Nasir will confess his feelings for Fatimah .