Psellos wrote to Ioannes kaisar, playing hard to get over attempts to win back his allegiance. Angry at Ioannes for leaving the capital, he accused him of betrayal. Ioannes had tried to win him over by charming, friendly letters, as if he were a crane or deer, susbstituting meekness for his anger. Why? Were Konstantinos X and Ioannes' wife Eirene insufficient companionship? Though in fact he was already captured, he maintained his independence, and would not be won over by Ioannes. Ioannes should come to the capital, where there was better game for hunting and entertainment for his children, Andronikos and Konstantinos