With the impregnable Bronze Fortress reduced to ruins and the bloodline of Arjasp snuffed out, the victorious Esfandiyar summoned an experienced scribe to record his monumental triumph. The noble scribe took his seat, dipped his reed pen into ink infused with musk and ambergris, and opened the scroll by exalting Almighty Yazdan—Lord of the Moon, Sun, Saturn, and Venus, Creator of the majestic elephant and the tiny ant, and Bestower of victory, glory, and kingship.
Through the scribe's hand, Esfandiyar recounted his harrowing journey across Turanian lands, his total annihilation of King Arjasp and Prince Kohram, and the uncompromising justice he meted out upon the enemies of Iran. Sealed with the prince's ring, the letter was entrusted to swift camel-riders who rode post-haste across the realm to the imperial court of Iran.
When King Goshtasp received the dispatch and learned of the absolute victory, his heart swelled with pride. He promptly dictated a magnificent reply, comparing his valiant son to a celestial tree planted in the gardens of Paradise—more fruitful than any tree planted by Fereydun of old—bearing red rubies and gold for fruit, draped in royal majesty. Goshtasp commended Esfandiyar for avenging the slain King Lohrasp and his thirty-eight fallen brothers. Yet, with sovereign wisdom, he urged the prince to temper his wrath, reminding him that the body of a ruler is precious, and that true kingcraft lies in knowledge, mercy, and restraint rather than unending bloodshed.
Concluding his royal missive, Goshtasp expressed his intense longing to behold his son's radiant face once more, commanding Esfandiyar to set out immediately for the Iranian court alongside his chieftains. As the swift couriers returned with the king's decree, the triumph echoed triumphantly across the heartlands of Iran.