Originally posted by: PadBear
very well said. blackvelvet. For me the paramount thing is dignity. Jo must maintain that, otherwise, there's nothing to watch for me. So maybe Jalal knowing about her weak suicidal moment is not the best thing? And is she really interested in hearing all his reasons and justifications? A dignified person can listen graciously to explanations, but never demand them.
I always say this is a royal story. So honour and duty must play a big part in this. Jalal has also tried to maintain some dignity all through this jungle track. Now let Jo continue it in Agra. Both now have to rise above their own needs and think of the huge danger to the throne. It's not a time for embraces,explanations,arguments... it's not going to save the Sultanate. For Jalal, he loves,he screams, he apologises, but this time he is playing a dangerous game to outwit his enemies. He feels he knows Jo - her strengths , her weaknesses and he loves her. For Jo, the Sultanate and Jalal are one and the same, he represents much more to her than
just her husband, so her ways of showing concern for him can often mean she wants to safeguard his reputation in the
eyes of the awaam, or deal with some problem without consulting him. That's her way, Jalal has accepted it. Now we are
at the point where Jo has to get to know (somehow) that there is a threat to her babies, a threat to Jalal, a threat to their
whole world. Jalal, for some reason, cannot tell her yet.
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