Holding another council, the Macedonians in the city decided the king should send emissaries to Perdiccas to ask for terms of peace. In terms of forces the opposite should have been true, but Perdiccas knew he had all the generals on his side.
After a second meeting, the Macedonians decided their king should send messengers to Perdiccas to negotiate for peace. However, in reality, they should have sent an army to attack him, as Perdiccas was supported by all of his generals.