Sayf al - Dawla nevertheless rejected offers of peace from the Byzantines .
Sayf al - Dawla nevertheless launched another raid against Lykandos and Malatya , persisting until the onset of winter forced him to retire .
Sayf al - Dawla nevertheless rejected offers of peace from the Byzantines , and launched another raid against Lykandos and Malatya , persisting until the onset of winter forced him to retire .