While residing at the court of his formidable father, Yazdegerd the Sinner, Prince Bahram was bound by strict royal etiquette to stand attentively before the throne during banquets. On one fateful day, exhaustion overcame the prince, and his eyes fluttered closed in weariness. Noticing his son's momentary lapse, Yazdegerd erupted in terrifying fury. He summoned the executioners, ordering Bahram stripped of his royal belt and crown, and confined strictly to his private quarters, declaring him unworthy of battle, honor, or the throne. For an entire year, Bahram remained heartbroken in isolation, catching a glimpse of his father's face only during the mandatory grand assemblies of Nowruz, Mehregan, and the Festival of Sadeh.
Relief arrived when Tinush, a wise Roman ambassador, reached the Persian court bearing Caesar's tribute—purses of gold, slaves, and precious gifts. Yazdegerd received the envoy with high honors. Seizing this opportunity, Bahram sent a discreet message to Tinush, pleading his case and recounting how a trivial slip had alienated him from his father's grace. Bahram asked Tinush to intercede, hoping the king might release him into the care of his foster father Monzer in Yemen, who had shown him more love than his own parents. Moved by the prince's plea, Tinush used his diplomatic eloquence to soothe Yazdegerd's harsh spirit and successfully obtained permission for Bahram's release.
Overjoyed at his deliverance, Bahram bestowed lavish charity upon the poor and gathered his loyal retainers. Under the cover of a dark night, they rode like the wind toward Yemen, praising God for their safe escape from fear. As they neared the borders of Yemen, crowds of men, women, and children surged forth to greet him. Monzer and Noman, flanked by noble Arab lancers, rode out in grand procession, the dust of their cavalry darkening the sky. Upon meeting, the noblemen dismounted, and Bahram recounted the bitterness of his father's wrath. Monzer wept at the prince's tribulations and inquired about the king's fortune. Bahram grimly replied that no one should even recall his father's ill-omened star, for those who abandon the path of wisdom inevitably invite retribution for their cruel deeds. Monzer welcomed Bahram into his domain with supreme honor, surrounding him once more with feasting, horse-riding, generosity, and the arts of war.