Chapter 48 Run Away

• The sight she saw almost made her turn back into the house. What looked like thousands of trees surrounding the house and not a path was clear. Asleem had chosen his hideout well. Roksolana felt that even if all of Jamal's army looked for him in the whole sultanate after he killed their Sultan, they might never be able to get him because of his hideout location. She wasn't even sure if they were still in the Wadai' sultanate or if Asleem had moved them to somewhere else. She was still thinking about how to get away from there before Asleem returned when she heard a loud sound like a whole army cry echoed in the forest. Did the Sultan men find out about the place? Perhaps, they weren't as bad as she thought. When the sound came again, Roksolana tried to discern the direction it came from. She found footprints while looking around.
• She smiled as she began to follow the footprints, thinking that the road probably led to the town. Asleem and his men must have thought that she would never be able to break free from her bondage, hence the reason for their carelessness. Roksolana was surprised when she busted into a clear gathering full of men in black. Each of the men held a sword and was sparring with one another. Thankfully, they were all engrossed in the fights that no one noticed her presence yet. She began to walk away backward, stopping when she collided with a strong body.
• "Thinking about running away?"