The filmbooks and clothing provided a sense of stability, a link with what he thought of as hisformer life. Technically, because of the legal procedures in which he was embroiled, he no longer owned any personal items still, he appreciated the use of them. He had to point out the obvious, since Shaddam often let his rage get the best of his reasoning faculties. Everyone knew how much was at stake in this trial, and not everyone on Kaitain wanted Leto to win.įenring let a long pause hang in the air before he dropped his idea like a bombshell.Because Leto knew all along he would send you that message? He gestured toward the shrapnel of the message cube. Personal articles and comforts surrounded him for his use during the long hours of anticipation, contemplation, and boredom: filmbooks, fine clothing, writing instruments, even Couriers waiting outside his cell to carry personal message cubes to any recipients he chose.
He could use a little more of his friend's optimism now. Somehow, I always manage to find advantages, Rhombur had said. Instead, for hour after hour, he and the Mentat had continued to discuss the merits of their case and the necessity of relying on their own skills. Relying on the secret message had been a long shot anyway, and Leto himself had no idea what it meant. So far he had received no response from the Crown Prince, and Leto was now convinced that his wild bluff would not work.
House Atreides would no longer exist at all. If he failed here, his Great House would be even worse off than the renegade family Vernius. Leto's whole future, the fate of his House, and his holdings on Caladan hung precariously on the Trial by Forfeiture, all or nothing. This is not to say that each regime is legally identical the variations stem from subtleties of interpretation and from microscopic loopholes that become large enough to drive a Heighliner through. The documents of the Imperial Constitution have been established for thousands of years. The written Law of the Imperium cannot be changed, no matter which Great House holds dominion or which Emperor sits on the Golden Lion Throne. He sat up in the swaying bed, and the massage unit automatically paused. It all points to my guilt, doesn't it? Leto said. It may be that Leto purposely struck out at the Tleilaxu, knowing he could use the incident as a pretext to demand a Trial by Forfeiture a public forum in the Landsraad court during which he could expose what he knew about us? All the Imperium will be listening. It's as simple as that, hm-m-m-m? He committed the crime, all the while knowing we would have to protect him.to protect ourselves. But if we let him stand trial now before the Landsraad, he plans to tell of our involvement and take us down with him. Consider this, then: Leto took it upon himself to punish the Bene Tleilax.
If he learned about our hand in the overthrow there and the Tleilaxu synthetic-spice work, wouldn't that be motive enough? He inherited a deep, misplaced sense of honor from his father. If he was stripped of his titles and possessions, Leto Atreides could choose to marry her without considering dynasties and politics.but would she, with her dreams of Kaitain and the Imperial Court, want him if he wasn't a Duke?įenring sighed.Leto Atreides is in thick with the ousted Prince of Ix. He released a deep sigh, thinking of copper-haired Kailea and her dreams for a future that would never come to pass. At least then, he thought with forced wryness, I won't have to worry about negotiating an appropriate marriage to make the best Landsraad connections.
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