Yaqut asserts Razia's statement of having seen snakes. Mirza is wary of him. Yaqut distracts Mirza using his sword. He separates Mirza from Razia. Mirza and Yaqut fight. Yaqut informs Mirza that the sword was given to him by Iltutmish. He also shares the incident of the Subedar of Bhatinda's death. Meanwhile, Razia finds the old woman in a secret chamber. Iltutmish has the woman captured before Razia can get answers.