When Ilaila saw that arrows were shot and six of her fellow travelers were killed, she swiftly grabbed her shield and sword. She surprised the iron-helmeted enemy, striking them in the head with her shield. The force of the blow sent the helmeted enemy flying backwards, rolling on the ground until they landed near the stream. Meanwhile, arrows kept coming at Ilaila, but she huddled and protected herself with her shield. Once the arrows stopped hitting her shield, she stood up quickly and ran into the forest of Hairil Salas, following the path Nazima had taken.

She kept running without looking back, constantly dodging arrows that flew past her. Only sheer luck and the distance she covered kept her from being hit. She ran for more than half an hour before she tripped and fell, rolling down a slope and landing in a deep pit. She screamed loudly, thinking her end had come.

Unexpectedly, she fell into water. When she sank to the bottom, her head hit a rock, causing her to lose consciousness. However, fate had a different plan. Instead of continuing to sink, her hair got entangled with the tail of a large fish that was swimming by. The fish dragged her to the riverbank, where the floodwaters pushed her onto the sand.

At this moment, the dawn was breaking, and a cold wind blew, awakening Ilaila from her unconscious state. She stood up in a fright, looking around in all directions. She was puzzled about how she crossed the river and ended up there. She concluded that she must have been lucky to fall into the river, and possibly someone or some water creature brought her to safety.

As she pondered, she saw a faint light in the distance behind a rocky cave. Although it was still dark, Ilaila decided to investigate. She moved quietly toward the light and began hearing the voices of many people talking.

She got closer and hid behind the rock, listening to their conversation. She recognized the voices as those of Sumame warriors, with their leader saying, "We must prepare and follow the remaining women warriors who escaped. We've received news that among them is a formidable warrior who made the former leader of the first group resign. Her companions have killed six of our warriors, one was shot with an arrow but escaped. This dangerous woman also escaped. Our informant, Barita, is in the forest with some of the third group's warriors, hunting this fierce warrior. Wherever she is, they will find her. Now, let's mount our horses and head to the forest to catch the one shot in the shoulder before she reaches Misira. King Marhat ordered that she must not escape alive. We will leave one guard to watch over our belongings in this cave."

As soon as the leader finished speaking, he and his men stood up, gathered their weapons, mounted their horses, and left, leaving one guard at the cave entrance.

Ilaila waited until they were gone before creeping up behind the lone guard. She grabbed his head with both hands, twisted his neck, and threw his body behind some rocks. She then changed into the guard's clothes, hid his body, took his weapons, mounted his horse, and followed the path the warriors had taken.

Instead of following their exact path, she took a different route that allowed her to bypass them and continue her journey. She passed several Sumame camps, raising her hand in greeting, which was reciprocated, thanks to her disguise. They did not stop her because she was dressed in their uniform and carried their weapons.

Ilaila kept riding until midday, finally reaching the border of the forest and the city of Misira. There, she saw Nazima running on foot with Sumame warriors chasing her on horseback. Despite an arrow in her shoulder, Nazima kept running, and the warriors struggled to catch up.

Just as a warrior was about to strike Nazima with a sword, she dodged, causing him to miss and allowing her to leap into Misira's territory, falling face down. The Sumame warriors, seeing this, turned their horses and retreated.

Ilaila, hiding in the bushes with her horse, watched the whole scene. As the warriors passed by her without noticing, she remained hidden. Nazima, seeing the warriors retreat, attempted to stand and move further into Misira but was struck from behind and fell unconscious. It was the iron-helmeted warrior who had caught up with her. The warrior picked Nazima up, placed her on a horse, and headed towards the women's prison in Misira.

Witnessing this, Ilaila rode her horse to another part of the forest. There, she left the horse, changed out of the Sumame uniform, donned her own clothes, covered her face, and entered the city of Misira.

Ilaila spent thirteen days hiding in Misira, preparing for a daring night raid on the Sultan of Misira's palace...