The Shamed Envoys Return to Arjasp

From C6.8, The Envoys Bear Goshtasb’s Answer. It illustrates C6.8.6–12:

C6.8.6
When from afar they saw the palace rise,Its sable banner dark against the skies,
C6.8.7
They left their prancing steeds in grief and fear;Their hearts were crushed, their eyes no longer clear.
C6.8.8
Afoot they came before the royal seat,In blackened robes, pale-faced in their defeat.
C6.8.9
They gave the Shah’s own letter to the king,Zarir’s reply, a sharp and bitter thing.
C6.8.10
Arjasp called in his scribes to hear the wholeOf what was written in the royal scroll.
C6.8.11
He told the scribe, “Now read it, word for word,That all the letter’s meaning may be heard.”
C6.8.12
A scribe unfolded it before that place,And read it to the king of Turkish race.