if the plague had taught europe one thing, it was the vitality of medicine and prayer. the second did not really hold weight with simon, but the first was his calling. working with the ill had been the only thing he had ever known, and he was glad to be doing it here in france as well. of course, he was here for the english court, but that hadn’t stopped him from poking around the french’s infirmary. he was lucky their physician didn’t mind the extra pair of hands. arranging a few of his own herbs on a shelf that he had taken over, simon heard someone enter. “are you alright?” he asked, turning to look at the other. “how may i be of assistance?”
The last time she was here, she was still a child... Sometimes the walls and chambers of the French palace seemed to be some hazy dream she had as a child, after mother read her one of her bedtime stories, about a castle in the clouds and a princess trapped in one of its towers. But it was real, and she came back here at last.
And now she was alone. Eudoxia wasn’t sure if that was a dream, too : since the news of her pregnancy was officially announced her husband insisted that a kalfa or any other servant would constantly watch over her to satisfy her every whim and make sure she’s feeling okay.
But right now all her servants were occupied with something. Eudoxia felt dizzy and her stomach was upset. She walked quietly into a place where she could get some help.
“ Oh, I - If you could by chance give me something for morning sickness ? I don’t feel well. “
♔ ━━ announcing EUDOXIA OSMAN ( NEE ROMANOVA ) , the LEGAL WIFE OF THE SULTAN OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE ! in a recent portrait they seem to resemble CHARLOTTE HOPE. it is a miracle that SHE survived the last five years, considering they are GENEROUS, AMBITIOUS, and ENVIOUS. i hope the plague has not changed them. they are FOR working together with the other kingdoms.
( Here's Lux again with a second child, Eudoxia !! She's redhead & a scorpio, which is always... fun ? Also, I'm rewatching Magnificent Century rn so I'm very much here for all the harem & political drama, and I'm open to everything! )
Full Name : EUDOXIA OSMAN ( nee ROMANOVA )
Title (s) :
Grand Princess of Russia
Legal wife of the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Age : 26
Parents : The late Tsar & Tsarina of Russia
Siblings : tsar alexei romanov, grand prince, grand princess samara romanova, grand princes ekaterina romanova, grand prince .
Spouse : Sultan Mustafa Osman
Issue : - ( Currently 2 months pregnant with a first child )
Zodiac : Scorpio
Religious affiliation : Orthodox Christian
Languages : Russian (native), Latin, French, English, Ottoman Turkish
Orientation : Bisexual
Vices : manipulative, proud, cantankerous, unforgiving
Virtues : Generous, brave, ambitious, free-spirited
YOUTH.
THE GRAND PRINCESS OF RUSSIA received a proper education; since childhood she had a flare for languages, an ability to learn them quickly which went hand in hand with her curiosity and extravert nature. She has often travelled to other countries and exchanged letters with royalty from other countries, which was encouraged by her parents.
She did not care much about love until she met someone... who broke her heart. Their relationship was impossible from the start, but she at least thought they would fight for it. The affair was kept in secret and left her bitter.
MARRIAGE. NEW LIFE.
When she learned that about the arrangements of her marriage to the Sultan she thought it to be a cruel joke. The man could have been her father, he already had children almost her age, and a woman at his side. The idea of living in his harem as he would take another odalisque each night she found highly degrading. But that's what her parents - and Russia - expected from her, that was her duty, no matter what she wanted.
Her fierce protest to the idea of the marriage resulted in a big argument with her family. Eudoxia promised to drown herself during the journey to Stambul or pierce Sultan's heart with a dagger during their first night together. But neither of those promises came true. The clear waters of Bosphorus were too beautiful to drown in them, and her husband seemed too gentle and respectful to end his life.
Her curiosity was greater than prejudice and soon she was getting to know the culture of her husband's country and the rules of the living in his harem.
FUTURE
Just like her mother she is devoted orthodox Christian and vowed to her family to protect the interests of orthodox minority in Stanbul and the whole Empire under Osman rule. However, since her arrival in the new home she seems to be intrigued and enamoured with beauty of Islam and culture which is quite different to what she got used to.
Her heart is at war with itself : struggling between the fealty to the person she once was and the one she has to become to survive in the nest of vipers, which the Topkapi Palace's harem seems to be. Will she be able to give up her faith for those she loves ? Or rather... adapt, to be better suited to fulfil the destiny God himself bestowed upon her ?
