Why play the part? Simply survival or something more?
[ Blue-in-blue eyes stare down into her brown. Piercing, demanding answers, because he cannot yet simply see them. He never wants to see them. The more on this path he walks the less human he feels.
No, that is not the only reason why.
There had been questions he had hoped to ask her the day the Herald of Change had come to Caladan. Confessions to give. Secrets to share. Things to know so that he might put his own mind at ease and, if nothing else, learn to control and temper his emotions. The Bene Gesserit interfered as they always seem to do in his life. Now, those questions may surface, depending on her answers and actions.
His eyes narrow further in amusement. The way the blade pushes against hers. The defiance in her entire body despite the way a tremendous force presses against her. Yes, this is most certainly his childhood friend.
Paul leans in closer to her. His voice lowers. ]I was hoping you might surrender if I had asked. Not simply because your Duke demands it.
[ Many admissions are made in that one simple statement. The confirmation of his identity. The fate of his father and their House. Amusement made way for the somber note that, whether he likes it or not, that he is now House Atreides. Duke of Arrakis. The people on this planet are his theifdom and the Harkonnens are invaders. ]
no subject
[ Blue-in-blue eyes stare down into her brown. Piercing, demanding answers, because he cannot yet simply see them. He never wants to see them. The more on this path he walks the less human he feels.
No, that is not the only reason why.
There had been questions he had hoped to ask her the day the Herald of Change had come to Caladan. Confessions to give. Secrets to share. Things to know so that he might put his own mind at ease and, if nothing else, learn to control and temper his emotions. The Bene Gesserit interfered as they always seem to do in his life. Now, those questions may surface, depending on her answers and actions.
His eyes narrow further in amusement. The way the blade pushes against hers. The defiance in her entire body despite the way a tremendous force presses against her. Yes, this is most certainly his childhood friend.
Paul leans in closer to her. His voice lowers. ]I was hoping you might surrender if I had asked. Not simply because your Duke demands it.
[ Many admissions are made in that one simple statement. The confirmation of his identity. The fate of his father and their House. Amusement made way for the somber note that, whether he likes it or not, that he is now House Atreides. Duke of Arrakis. The people on this planet are his theifdom and the Harkonnens are invaders. ]
Do you yield, Basi?