He wrote to Ioannes kaisar in deep depression: only Ioannes' interest kept him alive. Ioannes, once a moon lit by the sun, was now a ruler with his own light. By contrast, except for Ioannes' inquiry how he was, life was bad for Psellos. Nobody showed interest or questioned him, so he was so depressed that without Ioannes he would be dead. Ioannes' virtues could at times make Psellos happy, especially his kindness. Psellos' grief was inevitable, but Ioannes should never suffer from envy: if his life was stormy, calm would follow. In another letter Psellos remembered that Ioannes once admired his works, collecting them in volumes. But now Psellos had lost him (with many others), before losing his own powers. Ioannes spoke to him less and left the capital, ignoring him, turning friendship to its opposite. Ioannes was his most serious loss, and he did not know if they would ever speak again. The rest of the letter shows desire to renew friendship, even on a lower level. [It ends in a lacuna]