In addition, as the Arab general had not received news of Leo's double-dealing, he did not devastate the territories he marched through—the Armeniac and Anatolic themes, whose governors he still believed to be his allies.
Navíc, protože arabský generál neměl dosud informace o Leontově dvojité hře, nevydrancoval teritoria, kterými táhl – themata Armeniakon a Anatolikon, neboť jejich vládce dosud považoval za své spojence.