Parmudeh Rides Out to Bahram

From E5.7, Bahram Chubin Rides against Saveh. It illustrates E5.7.94–105 (to E5.7.106):

E5.7.94
At midnight Saveh sent Parmudeh out,His valiant son, to act as prince and scout;
E5.7.95
That thoughtful youth rode swiftly on his way,And reached the place where Iran’s army lay.
E5.7.96
He sent a Pahlevan ahead to cry:“Who are these warriors camped beneath the sky?
E5.7.97
Who are your chiefs? What leader do you claim?Which champion among you bears great fame?
E5.7.98
Parmudeh, Saveh’s prince and darling, seeksThe army’s chief, with whom he freely speaks.”
E5.7.99
A warrior from Bahram’s army heard,And brought the captain every spoken word.
E5.7.100
The captain left the camp-enclosure then;His banner rose above the gathered men.
E5.7.101
Parmudeh saw him come, and spurred his horse,And rode in haste along the open course.
E5.7.102
He asked, “Why halt? From where have you now fled?Estranged from Pars, you left; or so men said.”
E5.7.103
Bahram replied, “God keep such thought away;No vengeance on the Shah directs my way.
E5.7.104
From Baghdad I have come at his command,To fight with all the warriors in my band.
E5.7.105
When word of Saveh’s army reached the throne,The Shah gave orders I shall now make known: