When Gorgin learned that Rostam had arrived at the royal court, he knew that the key to his deliverance had finally come. He dispatched a messenger to the Tahmatan, acknowledging his folly and expressing deep repentance, begging the mighty champion to intercede on his behalf with King Kay Khosrow. Rostam heaved a cold sigh upon receiving the message. He sent back a stern warning that Gorgin had yielded wisdom to base desire, yet promised that if Bizhan were brought back alive through Divine Providence, he would seek the Shah's pardon; otherwise, Goudarz and Giv would exact dire vengeance upon him.
The following day, as King Kay Khosrow sat upon his ivory throne, Rostam bowed deeply and pleaded for Gorgin, recalling his past loyalty and battle-proven valor alongside the King's ancestors. Moved by Rostam's counsel, the Shah revoked his harsh oath and ordered Gorgin freed from the dark dungeon. Khosrow then asked Rostam how he intended to lead an army into Turan to rescue Bizhan. Rostam prudently advised against an open military assault, explaining that the treacherous Afrasiab, driven by malice and fear, would instantly execute Bizhan at the first sound of Iranian war horns.
Instead, Rostam proposed a covert expedition: he and an elite band would disguise themselves as wealthy merchants, traveling into Turan with vast trading caravans to buy and sell while hunting for Bizhan's prison. King Kay Khosrow opened the ancient vaults of Iran, loading one hundred camels with gold dinars and another hundred with silver dirhams. Rostam then selected seven illustrious champions to accompany him: Gorgin, Zangeh-ye Shavaran, Gostaham, Gorazeh, Farhad, Roham, and Ashkash. Stripping away their royal armor and jeweled helmets, the heroes took up the guise of traders, embarking on a perilous secret mission into the heart of enemy territory.