The Cage

The Cage would seem like more a torture to me than anything. How is it that you could live your day normally know that your family is sitting in a windowless room with no idea of what is going on, on the other for side for years and years. Wouldnt the fact that the Sultan doesnt care about his own famaily, how does that show that he would care about other people...when the people came out of the cage, your would have such a little time to prepare to become the new Sultan.  Most the time when a Sultan just came into power, he would always have a little for that one.