As dawn painted the earth in golden hues, the valiant Bandoy ascended to the roof of the citadel and hailed Bahram, son of Siyavash. He revealed the bitter truth: King Khosrow Parviz had already departed swiftly toward the realms of Rome long before the pursuing forces arrived. Bandoy declared that even if they flew like eagles into the sun, Khosrow was now beyond their reach. He demanded safe-conduct to descend and reveal the details of the king's host, warning that he was otherwise prepared to don armor and fight to the death.
Realizing the futility of slaying Bandoy on the spot, Bahram son of Siyavash resolved to bring him alive before the supreme rebel general, Bahram Chubin. When Bahram Chubin received the news that Khosrow had slipped through his grasp into Byzantine lands, fury consumed him. He raged bitterly against Bahram son of Siyavash for his gullibility and failure to execute his orders.
Summoning Bandoy to his throne, Bahram Chubin vented his burning anger, vilifying him as a deceitful schemer. Yet Bandoy stood resolute and fearless, declaring that Khosrow was his sovereign and kinsman, and that sacrificing his life for the true King of Kings was the highest mark of honor. Impressed yet embittered by Bandoy's unwavering devotion, Bahram Chubin refrained from execution, instead foretelling that Bandoy would ironically meet his end at the hands of Khosrow himself. Heavy iron shackles were bound upon Bandoy's feet, and Bahram Chubin retired into the night, his heart heavy with ominous forebodings.