For seven days, the heavy curtains of the royal court were drawn shut, and none were granted audience. Queen Homay caused a golden throne to be raised, flanked by chairs of turquoise and lapis lazuli, alongside a jewel-encrusted crown and robes woven with gold and precious gems. Astrologers gathered before her, scanning the celestial spheres for an auspicious hour, which fell upon the dawn of Shahrivar in the month of Bahman. On that blessed morning, Homay summoned Darab to her presence.
As Darab approached the palace, Homay offered reverence, scattering cups of red and yellow rubies over him while weeping tears of bittersweet emotion. Embracing her long-lost son, she placed him upon the golden throne and gently set the Kayanid crown upon his brow. With deep humility, Homay sought forgiveness for abandoning him in his infancy, explaining the frailty and confusion of her youth. Darab, noble of spirit, comforted his mother, offering blessings rather than reproach.
The Chief Mobad and the grandees of the realm were convened. Homay publicly unveiled the truth that had long been shrouded in mystery: Darab was the sole true heir of King Bahman. The hall erupted in joyous acclamation as jewels were showered upon the young monarch. Entrusting the thirty-two-year legacy of her reign to her son, Homay abdicated the throne. Soon after, the humble washerman and his wife appeared; Darab bestowed upon them ten purses of gold, gem-filled goblets, and rich garments, jestingly advising the washerman to keep watch over the river in case another royal child floated by. Thus crowned and celebrated, Darab took up the mantle of the Kayanid kings.