Ka dib markii uu dhintay Basil, Melus mar kale ku kacday; markan, wuxuu isticmaalay koox cusub oo Normans ah oo uu soo diray Pope Benedict ama kuwaas oo la kulmay isaga (oo leh ama aan lahayn caawimaadda Guaimar) ee Monte Gargano. Tornikios wuxuu u diray ciidan, oo uu hoggaaminayo Leo Passianos, oo ka dhan ah isbahaysiga Lombard-Norman. Passianos iyo Melus waxay ku kulmeen Fortore ee Arenula; dagaalka ayaa ahaa mid aan go'aan ku gaarin (William of Apulia) ama guul u ah Melus (Leo of Ostia iyo Amatus). Tornikios ayaa markaa qaatay amar, isagoo hogaaminaya ciidamadiisa kulan labaad oo u dhow Hanita. Dagaalkii labaad wuxuu ahaa guul loogu talagalay Melus, inkasta oo Melus uu dhintay.
Leo Tornikios Kontoleon