 In 1168, Barisone returned to Arborea with the Genoese diplomat Nuvolone Alberici.The ongoing war there ended that year and Barisone tried raising the necessary payment for the Genoese.His wife and Ponç de Bas, his brother-in-law, were sent back to Genoa as hostages until, in 1171, the payment was made and Barisone and his family were freed.