Дюна
Book One: Dune
“Mustbedamnedtrustedmessengers,”theSardaukarmuttered.
“Aren’tyougoingtotiehim?”Yuehventured.
“Howlong’llhebeunconscious?”
“Twohoursorso.Iwasn’tasprecisewithhisdosageasIwasforthewomanandboy.”
TheSardaukarspurnedtheDukewithhistoe.“Thiswasnothingtofearevenwhenawake.Whenwillthewomanandboyawaken?”
“Abouttenminutes.”
“Sosoon?”
“IwastoldtheBaronwouldarriveimmediatelybehindhismen.”
“Sohewill.You’llwaitoutside,Yueh.”HeshotahardglanceatYueh.
“Now!”
YuehglancedatLeto.“Whatabout....”
“He’llbedeliveredtotheBaronallproperlytrussedlikearoastfortheoven.”Again,theSardaukarlookedatthediamondtattooonYueh’sforehead.
“You’reknown;you’llbesafeenoughinthehalls.We’venomoretimeforchit-chat,traitor.Iheartheotherscoming.”
Traitor,Yuehthought.Heloweredhisgaze,pressedpasttheSardaukar,knowingthisasaforetasteofhowhistorywouldrememberhim:Yuehthetraitor.
Hepassedmorebodiesonhiswaytothefrontentranceandglancedatthem,fearfulthatonemightbePaulorJessica.AllwerehousetroopersorworeHarkonnenuniform.
Harkonnenguardscamealert,staringathimasheemergedfromthefrontentranceintoflame-lightednight.Thepalmsalongtheroadhadbeenfiredtoilluminatethehouse.Blacksmokefromtheflammablesusedtoignitethetreespouredupwardthroughorangeflames.
“It’sthetraitor,”someonesaid.
“TheBaronwillwanttoseeyousoon,”anothersaid.
Imustgettothe’thopter,Yuehthought.
