Hmm
This is sweet. I noticed something and it happens to everyone. There are time when we have a thought in our mind that someone is going to do a particular thing but he won't do it.
Let me give an example. My mum is a kind of person with anger issues and we mostly get scared anytime we want to talk to her because it is very likely for her to shout at us and we may not like that.
That is what happened in this story. Sheherazade was already expecting herself to get killed but something changed the mind of the King and he decided not to kill her anymore. I hope you get the irony here.
If we remember well, the time that the two brothers went to seek their fate from the face of Allah, the met a genie which changed his mentality. Now, he met some Sheikhs and he was able to be convinced in his mind by the story of the Sheikh. That is to show that words and actions are powerful. They have influences in our lives. This is why some people get influenced either positively or negatively. I think the King was able to experience the both sides.
Well, I like the fact that Sheherazade is still alive. I would have cried if she was not. I also think there is something special about Sheherazade because she did not get killed. What if she is the one meant for the King?
What if the King is deeply in love with her?
I also have a feeling that Sheherazade is interesred in the King.
No, I don't think she expected to be killed. She thought that telling stories to the king would delay her death. And that is the reason she asked her sister to come and ask her to tell them a story.