At Tomis, on the shores of the Black Sea, the Khagan escaped via the lagoon-shaped coast, but an ambush on the south slope of the Balkan Mountains was thwarted by miscommunication among the Roman troops: "a beast of burden had shucked off his load.
Di Tomis, di tepi Laut Hitam, Khagan melarikan diri melalui pantai berbentuk laguna, tetapi penyergapan di lereng selatan Pegunungan Balkan digagalkan oleh miskomunikasi di antara pasukan Romawi : "binatang beban telah menanggalkan bebannya.