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Book One: Dune
Buttheyoungbodycarriedasenseofcommand,apoisedassurance,asthoughhesawandknewthingsallaroundhimthatwerenotvisibletoothers.Andheworethesamestylecloakashisfather,yetwithcasualeasethatmadeonethinktheboyhadalwayswornsuchclothing.
“TheMahdiwillbeawareofthingsotherscannotsee,”wenttheprophecy.
Kynesshookhishead,tellinghimself:They’rejustpeople.
Withthetwo,garbedlikethemforthedesert,cameamanKynesrecognized
—GurneyHalleck.KynestookadeepbreathtostillhisresentmentagainstHalleck,whohadbriefedhimonhowtobehavewiththeDukeandducalheir.
“YoumaycalltheDuke‘myLord’or‘Sire.’‘NobleBorn’alsoiscorrect,butusuallyreservedformoreformaloccasions.Thesonmaybeaddressedas
‘youngMaster’or‘myLord.’TheDukeisamanofmuchleniency,butbrookslittlefamiliarity.
AndKynesthoughtashewatchedthegroupapproach:They’lllearnsoonenoughwho’smasteronArrakis.OrdermequestionedhalfthenightbythatMentat,willthey?Expectmetoguidethemonaninspectionofspicemining,dothey?
TheimportofHawat’squestionshadnotescapedKynes.TheywantedtheImperialbases.Anditwasobviousthey’dlearnedofthebasesfromIdaho.
IwillhaveStilgarsendIdaho’sheadtothisDuke,Kynestoldhimself.
Theducalpartywasonlyafewpacesawaynow,theirfeetindesertbootscrunchingthesand.
Kynesbowed.“MyLord,Duke.
