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Rostam Drags Sudabeh from Her Throne
Book B10 · Vengeance for Siavash and the Retrieval of Kay Khosrow

Rostam Drags Sudabeh from Her Throne

From B10.4, Rostam Takes Vengeance. It illustrates B10.4.3–5:

  • B10.4.3
    The hero turned and left the royal seat,And strode toward Sudabeh’s own retreat.
  • B10.4.4
    He seized her hair behind the curtain’s fold,And dragged her from the throne she used to hold.
  • B10.4.5
    His khanjar struck and cleft her at a stroke;Kavus sat still, and not a word he spoke.

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KavusRostamSudabeh
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