Psellos wrote to congratulate Andronikos Doukas, son of Ioannes the kaisar, on his victory. He not only admired his success, but his command of military science. The capital had been anxious, but victory was now won, announced by a supernatural voice. Yet the serpent Romanos IV was still free in his lofty nest. Psellos wanted Andronikos soon to announce final success, and had a poem ready for his triumph. The snake Khacatur too must not escape. Psellos embraced Andronikos for saving the dying empire