When Mahuy Suri perceived that King Yazdegard was utterly bereft of his army and taking refuge in solitude, greed and treason ignited within his dark heart. He assembled his commanders and issued a stern decree to sever the King of Kings' head without delay, threatening that any who disobeyed would see their entire lineage put to the sword. Horror and righteous anger swept through the assembly of nobles and Mobads, their eyes filling with tears as they raised their voices against such impiety.
First spoke Radoy, a noble priest of enlightened wisdom, reminding Mahuy that Royalty and Prophecy are twin jewels set within a single ring; to shatter one is to cast down both spirit and reason. He warned the traitor that the seed he planted would bear only blood and bitter ashes. Then stepped forward Hormozd Khorrad, a devout sage, decrying Mahuy as a fool embracing burning embers, destined for everlasting hellfire. Shahroy followed, invoking how even the mighty Khagan of China and the Faghfur held the royal Sasanian line in reverence, warning that a servant who spills a monarch's blood invokes eternal damnation.
Then Mehrnush arose with a agonizing cry, recounting the bloody tapestry of history to the traitorous governor: When Zahhak murdered Jamshid, Fereydun arose to chain the tyrant; when Tur slew the innocent Iraj, Manuchehr emerged to exact vengeance; when Afrasiab sacrificed Prince Siyavash, Kay Khosrow avenged his father by cleaving his grandfather in two; when Arjasp spilt the blood of King Lohrasp, Prince Esfandiyar laid waste to his realm. Mehrnush mocked Mahuy as a lowly shepherd's son blinded by the demon of ambition, urging him to gather the scattered troops, seek the King's forgiveness, and ride against the foreign invaders.
Yet Mahuy's heart was hardened by destiny's sinister hand. Dismissing the wise elders as darkness fell, he turned to his own ruthless son. The young prince urged him to ignore the Mobads' solemn warnings, arguing that if Yazdegard survived to rally the armies of China, their own destruction would be swift and absolute. Thus, the son's dark counsel sealed the fate of the last Sasanian king.