After the disaster of the battle near Inab, Constance becme the titular ruler of Antioch, though as a young woman with four children who were still minors her range of actions was rather limited. The first initiative was taken by the patriarch Aimery, who uncharacteristically spent a lot of his money for the public good, hiring troops to cover the immediate emergency. Baldwin III heard the news and came quickly northwards to encourage the distressed Antiochenes. He raised local troops to join his own, and besieged the fortress of Harim, recently garrisoned by Nur al-Din; but its defences were too strong, and he soon returned to Antioch. He sent sixty knights under the command of Humphrey the constable, to prevent Azaz falling into Turkish hands. Joscelin II, with his wife and children, was besieged in Tell Bashir by a large army under Mas'ud of Ikonion (who was also reacting to news of Inab and had captured many towns and fortresses). Joscelin freed all his prisoners from the Ikonion area and gave Mas'ud twelve suits of armour, so it was agreed to end the siege. Joscelin immediately went to Azaz, then Antioch, and thanked Baldwin for his kindness towards him, before returning home. Baldwin received Joscelin's visit, and waited till matters had settled a little, then went back to Jerusalem