Psellos sent a long letter to Isaakios I on campaign, praising the moral victories he had won even to begin the expedition, his generalship, his unshakable determination and his steadfast character that refused to boast of victory. He told how he almost danced at the news of victory, then told the empress Aikaterine and spread joy in the despondent city. He hoped to become Isaakios' regular eulogist, immortalising him. He wrote to Isaakios I on another occasion in humility, and also in ignorance: having before offered advice, he must now write an eulogy, but with few facts. Analysis of different kinds of victory concluded that Isaakios was likely to win them all. He added that his success must be shared with the prayers of his wife Aikaterine and daughter Maria, with praise for all Isaakios' relations, including his (unnamed) nephews, probably Theodoros Dokeianos and the magistros and megas doux (Kontostephanos?), possibly also Manuel Komnenos