To love a Rehman Oglu was to choose a path of thorns. Elif’s own family had long been at odds with the house of Rehman over a spring of water that fed both their lands. A Test of Spirits
The sun was dipping behind the jagged peaks of the Taurus Mountains, casting long, violet shadows over the village of Sugözü. In the quiet of the evening, Elif sat by the stone hearth, her fingers absentmindedly tracing the patterns on a hand-woven kilim. Her heart, however, was miles away, following the dusty trail that led to the high summer pastures. Rehman Oglu Ben Onu Seviyorum
"Then there will be no peace," she replied, kneeling beside him in the dirt. Together, they worked through the night, the silence between them filled with more meaning than a thousand poems. The Return of the Water To love a Rehman Oglu was to choose a path of thorns