warrior's heart

chapter 14

#Assalamualaikum! And this is Murad ladies and gentlemen! I found a picture of this turkish actor online and i was like bam! Murad!##

Marwa left her chambers wearing a black cloak after wearing her hijab and clothes comfortable enough for her escape. She felt so happy to be able to wear her hijab again. It made her feel secure and complete, beautiful even.

She peeped out of the chambers and as expected, she saw about three guards stationed outside the room though with some distance. She had expected them to be there and had prepared for them too. Quickly,covering her nose, she used the bellow like instrument and blew the remaining powder she had saved for this moment.

Soon enough, the guards slumped to their feet, unconscious. She quickly rushed to a guard and removed the dagger he had and did the same with the others too. After all, they could come in handy and three daggers were surely better than one. Putting two securely on her waist belt and one in one of her boots, she hurriedly stepped away from their unconcious bodies and went to open the door.

Without wasting time, she rushed to the back door so as not to rouse suspicion from the guards on patrol at the main entrance to the palace and ran as fast as she could into the bushes.

She reached where she had left her horse, a chestnut mare whom she had grown accustomed to while in the palace. Quickly patting her, she slung the little supplies bag she had with her, climbed and kicked her sides firmly and soon they were riding, riding away from captivity and hopefully to safety. Ya Allah, I leave everything in Your able Hands, she prayed silently as her mare galloped as fast as she could.

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Uthman arrived Misrah ' s gates bleeding profusely and almost at the verge of fainting. He praised Allah for giving him the energy to arrive without passing out and moved within the line of vision of the patrolling guards so that he could be spotted.

"Halt!! Who goes there?" Said one of the guards patrolling. As he came closer, he recognised the man below in front of the gates. Quickly shouting instructions to the guards to open the gates and asking another to go and inform the princess and general al basha, rushed to Uthman who was by now almost dropping to his knees in exhaustion.

He reached just in time to hold Uthman before he fell.

"Innalilahi wa inna ilaihi raji'un, From Allah we come and to Him is our return! What happened to you ya Uthman? Said Basheer, one of the senior patrol guards.

Quickly, he yelled orders for a stretcher to be brought and for Abu Hakeem to be informed immediately that there was an emergency.

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She ran as fast as she could with her clothes torn and her arms bleeding from the cuts she had sustained when she fell. She could still hear the roar of the lion and she knew he was very close. She had no weapon to defend herself from the hungry and dangerous animal. As she was running, she stepped on the hem of her dress and fell to the floor. As she turned, the lion had gotten to where she was and was now taking slow and menacing steps towards her.

To her horror, its face turned into that of a man and not just any man but the one who wanted to forcefully marry her, Fazil beig.

" I told you I would get you princess. How dare you reject me? No one can save you from me now! No one!"

He leapt forward and she used her hands to shield his attack.

Marliyyah woke up with a startle, sweating profusely. Audhubillahi mina shaitaanir rajim, I seek refuge in Allah from shaitan the accursed, she prayed and blew to both sides of her and then wiped her sweat off her forehead. It was a nightmare and a terrible one at that and so she prayed "Ya Allah, protect me from the evil of what is in this dream and bless me with the good in it, if at all there is any."