Euprepeia, sister of Konstantinos IX, was disappointed in her brother's rule, and had few sisterly feelings towards him. Their conversations often ended with anger on both sides. Partly for this reason she cultivated a cousin, Leon Tornikios, whom Konstantinos did not like, making Konstantinos furiously angry; but at first he had no justification for action. However, when rumours began to circulate about Leon's loyalty and slanderous statements were made against him as a candidate for the throne supported by the army of Macedonia, he promoted Leon and sent him into a glorious exile - to govern Iberia