Psellos wrote three times to the metropolitan of Amaseia. The young krites of Armeniakon, whom Psellos described in the first letter, was Psellos himself, despite his different appearance, or perhaps a better man then he, with a mind enhanced by Psellos' teaching. He merited, despite his name (?), a Sybaritic, not Laconian welcome. The second letter is mainly devoted to the libels of Sabbaites, mentioning that the young krites was a major target. Psellos complained also that the metropolitan of Amaseia had neglected to report on him. He called him his own son and the metropolitan's most authentic nephew. Psellos did not think it would be necessary to punish him, as he was well trained. The third letter rejected as needless the metropolitan's defence of his obvious virtues and his relationship with an unnnamed friend. Envy was abroad, but the metropolitan and an ex-krites of Armeniakon could easily dispel it. Greetings were sent from another unnamed friend. [The ex-krites, referred to in the first person plural, might be the young man mentioned above, but it is at least as likely to be Psellos himself, whose career as krites is not well attested]