Adspiravit auram quandam salutis fortuna, innoxio die cum hostili clade emenso, cuius reliquo tempore ad quietem reficiendis corporibus dato, posterae lucis initio ex arce innumeram cernimus plebem, quae Ziata capto castello, ad hosticum ducebatur, quem in locum ut capacissimum et munitum'spatio quippe decem stadiorum ambitur'promiscua confugerat multitudo.
Fortune gave us some hope of safety, as a day had passed without harm to us but disaster for the enemy. Therefore, we spent the rest of the day resting to refresh our bodies. However, at dawn the next day, we spotted an immense crowd from the citadel. The people were being taken to the enemys camp after they took over the fortress of Ziata. The stronghold was capacious and well fortified, encompassing an area of ten stadia. The multitude of people of all sorts had taken refuge there.