After 26 days of siege, following the discovery of the lance by Peter Bartolomew, it was decided to send ambassadors to Kerbogha. The only volunteer for the task was Peter the Hermit. Herluin and others acted as interpreters. Peter offered Kerbogha the chance to convert to Christianity and become lord of Antioch, with the crusaders as his servants. Kerbogha refused, telling Peter to become a Muslim. Peter also offered Kerbogha combat between twenty champions on each side, the losers to withdraw. Kerbogha ignored the suggestion and promised life to immature crusaders of both sexes, but for the rest his huge supply of chains, and death. Peter returned to the crusader camp to report that Kerbogha had chosen war, not peace. When he was giving a public account of the embassy, Godfrey stopped him from reporting all the Turk's haughty replies, for reasons of morale. After nearly a month of siege, battle was now the only recourse. Adhemar of Le Puy suggested giving as much grain as possible to their famished horses, and they did