Ever since Queen Abidat entrusted the care of Elder Safwan's infant to Sunaila, she devoted herself to looking after the baby day and night. They became very close, and as the baby grew, Sunaila named him Himlas, which means "a person of wisdom and wonder." By the time he was four, she had realized he possessed sharp intelligence and bravery. Gradually, her visits to the baby became less frequent but longer when she did go, and Himlas grew into a young man.
Himlas stood out among his fellow servants. During their combat training, they would gang up on him, but he would overpower them with sheer strength. One day, after returning from hunting, Himlas sat with Sunaila in a room and noticed she was troubled. So he looked at her and asked, "Mother, what is the reason for your distress?"
Upon hearing this question, Sunaila smiled at him, a smile filled with sadness. She placed both hands on his shoulders, looked at him with deep concern, and said, "My son, my pride, know that the only thing causing me this distress is the knowledge that the secret I have been hiding from you for so long will eventually come to light."
Hearing this, Himlas's eyes widened in fear, and he was filled with confusion. He looked at Sunaila and said, "Mother, I do not understand what you mean. What secret are you talking about?"
Sunaila sighed, took a deep breath, and cleared her throat. She said, "My son, today I will reveal the secret I have kept from you for so long. My joy, know that I am not your real mother, as you have always thought." Sunaila then narrated the entire story of Elder Safwan and Queen Abidat, including the brutal murder of his father, to Himlas.
When Sunaila reached this part of her story, she burst into tears, and Himlas, too, began to cry, embracing her and saying, "I will never stop seeing you as my mother."
Anyone who witnessed this moment would have been filled with deep sympathy for Sunaila and Himlas. After some time, Sunaila pulled away from Himlas and, with tears still streaming down her face, said, "My son, know that the only reason I kept this secret from you was that I didn't want to lose you. Right now, you are all I have left."
Hearing this, tears flowed even more from Himlas's eyes, and he felt a deep hatred for Queen Abidat. Sunaila wiped the tears from her face and continued, "Whatever you do, I beg you not to seek revenge against Queen Abidat now, because you will not succeed. I believe that someone greater will come to free us from this slavery and help you end Queen Abidat's tyranny."
When Sunaila finished speaking, Himlas wiped her tears and said, "Don't cry, Mother. Whatever you say, I will do, because your happiness is mine."
When Himlas said this, Sunaila burst into tears of joy, embracing him again and saying, "I am proud of you, my son. You are the fulfillment of my life's dreams, and I am sure you will be the one to end Queen Abidat's tyranny on this earth."