Patricia Taylor
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"Altın kılıç her kapıyı açar" "Money opens all gates except the one for heaven." - Turkish Proverbs When it is about time for the army with a strange composition of various civilian militias led by their Sultan reached a distance roughly ten Roman miles away from the front line, Hamza Pasha is already there himself waiting for his Sultan being filled with anticipations rubbing his hands in the cold. Never had he been so overjoyed since the demise of Sultan Mehmed II under the Theodosian…-
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"The edge of the sword is far more curing to the sick It is worthier to attain the right when it is needed. Do you not see me seeking comfort for the night journey?" - Abu'l-Qasim Muhammad ibn Abdallah, Second Caliph of Fatimid Caliphate It is only then did the two men finally got their attention on to the thirteen years old child who was seating there quietly for the entire time like a puppet. The child, donned in his full ceremonial Sultan attire bearing the full weight of the Sultan's crown paced…
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Mahumad Pasha Angelovic could almost feel that amount of determination in this vivacious woman's eyes as she re affirmed her statement again. "I gathered the four of us for no other reason except the sole purpose of peace, I know that you may suspect that I have ambushed troops nearby, or try to kidnap you two in order to make your troops surrender. Let me be clear and frank with you, I did have this stupid idea in my head for once, but I instantly gave it up once I thought about it." "The entire…
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"Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori." "It is sweet and honourable to sacrifice for my mother nation." - Horace, Odes It is almost the end of the Muharam month of year 863 according to the Hijri calendar in the Ottoman capital city, which is also considered a start to the new year. But there are absolutely no one in the capital city who has the mood to celebrate or conduct any ceremonies, for obvious reasons unlike the good old days. In the old days the Sultan would take the chance to have a…
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"But yet I'll make assurance double sure, And take a bond of fate: thou shalt not live." - Macbeth, Willian Shakespeare "Incoming! Yield!" "Enemy projectile incoming! Hide yourself!" Almost eight hundred Roman miles away, a grand battle is too ongoing between the ferocious army of Zaganos Pasha, and what is remaining of Sultan Orhan. They fought all the way from Eskişehir, then to Ankara, forcing Sultan Orhan to flee all the way to Sivas, and finally making a final refuge under the prehistoric…
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But time is not going to wait for Mahumad Pasha Angelovic to slowly settle the situation of Edirne, as by the end of November in year 1459, the Ottoman guards on the watch towers spotted a new flag being hang on the fortress in front of them - red flag with a Rumelian crown and a white lion. Obviously this war banner belonged to the man they both hated and feared the most, Antonius De'Ricci. Yes, he is finally here arriving in the front line. The arrival of that famed pirate commander who stole Ottoman…
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"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." - John F. Kenney The stance for being non aligned by Hamza Bey for his army only resulted in him offending all three factions making him an unstable factor in their hearts. Failing to join either side would mean that he might be the fourth faction that will join the political struggle, or he might potentially join one of the three factions if either side offers a higher stake that moves his heart. Either way it can…
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"You met an Ottoman task force of around fifty plus people?" Helio asked frowning as he almost had his entire face on the map sticking one more pawn on to the paper indicating the movement of the enemy. "Aye captain." The patrol team leader nodded seating there with a cup of mead before him. "And they retreated right away after the encounter." "Strange, indeed strange." The captain who now has entered his middle age with some untidied moustache growing around his chins, frowned and commented. "There…
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"And have you seen the water that you drink? Is it you who brought it down from the clouds, or is it We who bring it down? If We willed, We could make it bitter, so why are you not grateful?" - The Qur'an, Al-Waqi'ah, Verse 63 Back on the front line, a team of five soldiers are patrolling along the mountain trails to make sure that there is no Ottoman infiltration through the densely populated rural mountain ranges in to their heart land. The Ottomans have adopted to this tactic four years ago as they…
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"Is this true?" "Yes, it is true." "Is it really happening?" "Yes, highly likely." "It is not a rumor or prank on us, right?" "We still need some more confirmation, admiral." "Of course, you need." Nodded Antonius as he continues staring at the paper lying before him. "You cannot trust the words of those merchants from Venice." "How about the ones from Genoa?" Asked Anjelo. "I bet that those people must too have some channels of communication with the agents inside Edirne…" "I know my…
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