Piran Viseh, the commander of the Turanian host, rode into the arena burdened with sorrow and the weight of relentless warfare. Seeing Goudarz, son of Kashvad, he spoke at length, lamenting the endless devastation that had emptied both realms of their brave warriors. Piran reminded Goudarz that Siyavash's soul had already found rest among the righteous in the afterlife, and that burning Turan to ashes brought no solace to the departed prince. Rather than sacrificing thousands more innocent lives like felled giants upon the plain, Piran proposed an honorable resolution: that the armies withdraw, leaving the dispute to be settled solely through single combat between matched champions, including a duel between Goudarz and himself. Piran pledged that if he were slain, Turan would lay down its arms; should Goudarz fall, Piran vowed not a single Iranian soldier would be harmed. Hearing this, Goudarz first raised his voice in praise of the Almighty Creator and invoked the name of King Kay Khosrow. He reproached Piran for his failure to save Siyavash from Afrasiab's cruelty and for rejecting earlier pleas for peace. Yet, Goudarz embraced the challenge with unyielding vigor, declaring he had long prayed for the day he would face Piran man-to-man on the battlefield to settle the deep-rooted blood feud once and for all.