The throne room was less crowded than usual. The general perception was that the matter had little relevance to other, more important events, and Leto found this irritating. Cutting off the Spice flow to the remote planetary system known as the Cerevnas, at least to the level where they could do little more than survive, should be seen as a warning ( Read more... )

"The queen captured the bishop," Hania pointed out ( Read more... )

Irulan took a seat opposite Leto, the desk covered in various reports separating them ( Read more... )

Had the imaginary enemies actually existed they would have been dead by now. Leto grinned while spinning the knives around in his hands, considering his next move. An real fight would have been even better - he had actually envied Ghanima when she had told him about how the wedding she had been officiating had been attacked. Not that he didn’t ( Read more... )

He had spoken to Irulan the day before, letting her know the reason why he had invited Lady Jessica. As expected, she had scolded him for not telling her before.
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Yesterday a flower had been delivered by portal, which was rather odd. A purple carnation, the note attached that making little sense to neither Leto nor Alice, sparked some speculation between them on the matter. No conclusions were drawn and eventually the flower was just left in a vase on a table in their quarters and mostly forgotten about ( Read more... )

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It wasn’t like he had never slipped out of the palace at night in disguise before. Leto followed Duncan through the darker back alleys, where only an occasional glow globe lit the pavement, marking back entrances. The main streets were bright and lively, as befitted the capital of the Imperium. While Arrakis still attracted pilgrims, the changes ( Read more... )

The mid-day sun burned hot, and as usual every citizen of Arrakeen had sought the shadow of buildings still cooled by the desert night. Smiling a little, Leto returned his gaze towards Duncan Idaho. There was a subtle shift in the man that had gradually been increasing, and it intrigued Leto.

”A rebellion, you say?” Leto raised an eyebrow, and his ( Read more... )

Early in the morning, when the sun was rising, Leto had watched the sky over the horizon, which told of an approaching coriolis storm. While the palace was still quiet he had left alone, walking out into the desert to face it. The storm would not reach Arrakeen, and rather than run to face it he called a worm to take him further, until he could see ( Read more... )