Ioannes II's claim to hold the citadel of Antioch was valid, in terms of the agreement made when Ioannes had last camped near the city, and his bodyguard was large. Raymond and Joscelin were in a difficult position. It was Joscelin who found the solution. He asked Ioannes for time to consult, which was granted, and he went back to his lodgings. He returned panting, as if he had been pursued by a mob. He had caused the disturbance himself, spreading rumours that Antioch was being betrayed, and there were stories of attacks on Byzantines. Ioannes did not press his claims on the citadel, and agreed to leave the next day. Amid praise for the emperor's wisdom and eloquence, he, his sons, kinsmen and bodyguard returned to his camp outide the city. Raymond and Joscelin had little problem in calming the riot