Following the triumphs over the Turanian forces, a wise scribe stepped forward with parchment, musk, and ambergris to pen a royal letter from King Kay Kavus to his glorious grandson, Kay Khosrow. The letter overflowed with praise for Divine Providence and rejoicing for the turn of Fortune. Kavus extolled the young king who had driven the vile villain—Afrasiab, the slayer of King Nowzar and Prince Siyavash—into hiding and ignominy. Kavus urged Khosrow to pursue the villain to the ends of the earth, through Turan, Makran, and the Sea of China, cleansing the world of evil.