Psellos wrote from Caesarea to three men still continuing on Romanos IV's expedition: Aristenos the protoasekretis, the libellisios and the epi ton deeseon, sketching their characters and discussing singularity and plurality. In the unity of goodness and intelligence of the three addressees of the letter, Aristenos was notable for a dignified nature, a firmer ambition and a philosophical thoughtfulness. The libellisios had a ready intelligence, able to turn flexibly to any good subject, a volubility which was not comic but charming, and a character which immediately filled an observer's eye with gleams of thought. The epi ton deeseon had his own opinions, being deep and turned in on himself; if one wanted to dig out his character, one would obtain a glass of the purest liquid from an astringent bowl. Eustratios Choirosphaktes could have made a fourth addressee. The three would march on, returning to Caesarea, hopefully without pointless attacks of 1068. Finally Psellos admitted leaving the expedition because he was unfit