 Deslaur was the agent through which Walter had first hired the Catalan Company for six months in 1310.Deslaur remained with Walter even after he tried to expel the Catalans.Following Halmyros, the Catalans granted Deslaur the fief of Salona (called "La Sola" by Ramon Muntaner) and the hand in marriage of the widow of the lord of Salona, Thomas III of Autremencourt.