When Menes decided to leave Perseus alone and instead target the capital, some of the officers, particularly led by the bellicose Grahtos felt it was a mistake.
But outnumbered at the negotiations table and unable to provide a decisive argument, they at last chose to obey the general's decision.
Which was the correct decision as when the army finally got to the outskirts of the city, it soon received a jovial messenger sent by Lord Theony, who then invited them inside the city, with the urging that they do not sack it.
This Menes had no problem agreeing to, as he was more than happy to make this concession in return for being able to entirely bypass the city's sturdy 6 meter wall.
That fortification might not have been as formidable as Thesalie's but it was still significant and Menes preferred to avoid bashing his head against it.
Thsu courtesy of Lord Theony, the army was allowed to waltz into the capital without any resistance
