Psellos told the krites of Anatolikon that the metropolitan of Amorion was not raising problems over the monoprosopon owed, but wanted to make things easier by paying in the capital. Distance was less important for the collectors than quality, and he promised ideal monoprosopon animals, plump with some remaining milk teeth. If the krites approved, there would be no reduction of the tax in quantity or quality, and a favour done for Psellos