While returning from Surmari Han, Alparslan met Seferiye on the way and warned him not to wander outside Vaspurakan unannounced. Seferiye, on the other hand, resisted Alparslan and said that she would not act on his words, and when Alparslan insisted, Seferiye also stabbed him. Thus, Seferiye hoped that Alparslan would give up on marriage.