Chapter 42
Early 1062 (454 from Hegira) around Reggio
This time Corrado was fortified, then he recalled Demetrius and a handful of cutthroats with whom he had recently associated himself. He landed in Reggio in mid-February and immediately took action to reach that Arold Short leg that had been so much discussed.
Meanwhile, the climate on the mainland had never been so tense. While Corrado was preparing to find the knight of the Guiscard, Roger threatened the scuffle with the latter. In fact, in those days, the Count went to his brother to remind him that what had been promised had never been granted to him. The Hauteville minor raised his head and demanded what he owed from the achievements of previous years. However, the Duke, unsurpassed even more by that position, refused any conces
