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Book One: Dune
“Iunderstand,Sire,”Idahosaid.
“Itisagreed,then,”Letosaid.
“Yourwaterisours,DuncanIdaho,”Stilgarsaid.“ThebodyofourfriendremainswithyourDuke.HiswaterisAtreideswater.Itisabondbetweenus.”
Letosighed,glancedatHawat,catchingtheoldMentat’seye.Hawatnodded,hisexpressionpleased.
“Iwillawaitbelow,”Stilgarsaid,“whileIdahomakesfarewellwithhisfriends.Turokwasthenameofourdeadfriend.Rememberthatwhenitcomestimetoreleasehisspirit.YouarefriendsofTurok.”
Stilgarstartedtoturnaway.
“Willyounotstayawhile?”Letoasked.
TheFrementurnedback,whippinghisveilintoplacewithacasualgesture,adjustingsomethingbeneathit.Paulglimpsedwhatlookedlikeathintubebeforetheveilsettledintoplace.
“Istherereasontostay?”theFremenasked.
“Wewouldhonoryou,”theDukesaid.
“HonorrequiresthatIbeelsewheresoon,”theFremensaid.HeshotanotherglanceatIdaho,whirled,andstrodeoutpastthedoorguards.
“IftheotherFremenmatchhim,we’llserveeachotherwell,”Letosaid.
Idahospokeinadryvoice:“He’safairsample,Sire.”
“Youunderstandwhatyou’retodo,Duncan?”
“I’myourambassadortotheFremen,Sire.”
“Muchdependsonyou,Duncan.We’regoingtoneedatleastfivebattalionsofthosepeoplebeforetheSardaukardescendonus.”
“Thisisgoingtotakesomedoing,Sire.TheFremenareaprettyindependentbunch.”Idahohesitated,then:“And,Sire,there’soneotherthing.
