Three men of the church, 'bearded comet', 'inscribed eunuch' and 'the great evil of mockery' (?) had been persecuting Psellos for a year, with other henchmen of Keroularios. He had been robbed, dragged by priestly hands from sancturary or butchered in the sanctuary itself. He approached Keroularios after he had celebrated the liturgy at the Chalke. He as controller of the winds, had not stopped the strongest winds from buffetting Psellos in the world's stormiest places. Psellos was now near shore (tonsure?), but still in danger. Now a synod had made an great fruit salad and poured it all over him. His fault was not called a private sin but a public crime. Keroularios must stop the persecution, but even if he did not, Psellos could now grasp his hand and see him as a beacon of salvation