He returned to his capital by forced marches, and quelled the savage
outburst with great bloodshed.
Volodislav, sent in advance of the king to take possession of Galitch,
acted like a man clothed in majesty. No matter how far-reaching were
his powers, he increased them, since the king was not present.
When Andrei had put down the uprising and freed himself somewhat in
Hungary, he hurried off to make war on Leshko for his ravages in
Galitch, which the king looked on as his own spoil and property.
Leshko, besides guarding Vassilko, had taken on himself the care of
Daniel. For the sake of these orphans, as he declared, he was ready to
fight for Galitch as well as Volynia. Daniel, on seeing the terrible
bloodshed in Hungary when Queen Gertrude was murdered, withdrew thence
to Poland, where he got naught from Leshko but a reception with honor;
later he went to Kamenyets, where his brother was living. There, still
more than in Bailz, was Vassilko attended by the ancient adherents of
Roman, his father. Daniel, who was of an age now to ride a horse
splendidly, joined them, and Roman’s boyars rallied round the brothers
with enthusiasm. Leshko could not hide his astonishment on seeing that
after Bailz had been taken from Vassilko not one of those faithful
adherents abandoned the orphans, and when a whole court gathered round
them in Kamenyets, he was still more disquieted. “Thenceforward, Leshko
felt great affection for Daniel.”
Volynia rose now against Volodislav. First Mystislav the Silent was put
forward, then Bailski, Leshko’s father-in-law, sent his brother,
Vsevolod, to attack the adventurer, and went himself later. Last of all
Daniel acted. After that, Leshko with Poles and men of Volynia advanced
against Volodislav. Volodislav left to his brothers the task of
defending the capital, and with hired forces hurried forth to meet his
opponents, but he was driven back and defeated. The victors could not
take Galitch, however. They fought at its walls till exhausted, and
then had to abandon the task. On the way home, Leshko induced Bailski,
now Prince of Volynia, to give two towns near the capital to the
orphans, who then moved thither from Kamenyets, and, being near the
capital, ceased not to sigh for it. “It will come to us,” thought they.
And it came earlier than they expected.
Not Leshko, but his voevoda, Pakoslav, keen at invention, found means
to reconcile warring interests for the moment. Leshko had a young
daughter and Andrei of Hungary had a son. Leshko sent Pakoslav to the
king with this message: “Volodislav, a boyar, should not be on a
throne. Take thou my Saloméya for thy Koloman, and let us install them
in Galitch.” Pakoslav’s plan pleased Andrei. He had a meeting with
Leshko, and they arranged all the details of the marriage. The king,
from the portion of Koloman, gave two cities to Pakoslav,—Peremysl and
Lubetch.
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