What do you find out about the cause of the enmity between the Berishas and the Kereqyqes?

The origins of the blood feud between the Berisha and Kryeqyqe families is described. It is revealed that seventy years before the action of the plot, a guest knocked on the door of Gjorg’s grandfather’s home. While nobody knew the man, they were required by the Code to provide him food and shelter. The following morning, Gjorg’s great-uncle “escorted the unknown guest to the outer limits of the village” (31). Shortly after Gjorg’s great-uncle turned his back to return home, the guest was shot. According to the Kanun, a man is responsible for the life of their guests, and therefore were tasked with avenging the death of this guest. When it was discovered that a man in the Kryeqyqe family had killed the guest, the blood feud began, and it is revealed that “forty-four graves had been dug since then” (33)