 This was followed by a fratricidal civil war between Andriamivaro, and his uncles and cousins which included the High King of the Androy.An emissary from the Sakalava king of Fiherenana (part of the Menabe kingdom) broke the civil war by proposing a joint attack against the Mahafaly.This emissary also spoke to Drury, convincing him that if he fled to Fiherenana they would help him on to the first British ship they found.