Negotiating a surrender

Two days had passed since the battle, and the fears Maesinius harbored in the aftermath of victory began to feel misplaced and greatly exagerated . His concerns about the enemy regrouping or launching a counterattack had proven unnecessary. In fact, the prince had underestimated the strength of his own position and overestimated the resilience of his adversaries.

While Maesinius and his lords prepared to pursue the remnants of the enemy, an envoy coming from the camp had arrived. The once proud camp of the Messenians was now fractured, its lords divided, and morale broken. Their cavalry had been decimated, their infantry scattered, and their leadership wavering under the pressure of defeat.It seemed that of the 6,400 men that marched less than 4,000 came back, with many deserters preferring during the rout to try their luck away from the battlefield and either trying banditry or simply going back home .