Alexios I, though himself remaining a tower of strength, realised the battle was lost when he saw the Turks from his army retreating and Konstantinos Bodin retiring without striking a blow. He began to think of his own survival. Guiscard reached Alexios' camp and realised the battle was won. He then gathered his fit men and told them to capture Alexios himself. Nine of them cornered him at Kake Pleura, but at close quarters they got in each other's way and were thrown off balance. Then his horse Sgouritzes (which had been named by the rebel Bryennios), as if winged, achieved an incredible leap up a crag, and nobody could follow. Later he was chased by others: first he turned back and killed his closest pursuer, then he met a line of enemies seeking to capture him. He rode at the best-armed among them (whom he thought to be Guiscard) and transfixed and killed him. It was only Guiscard's second in command, but by defeating him Alexios broke the line and was able to escape from the battlefield. When Guiscard's men came back to him empty-handed, he at first abused and threatened them, but later he was impressed by the amazing description one of them gave of Alexios I's leap at Kake Pleura, and pardoned them