Дюна
Book One: Dune
Shereducedthevolume,huntedacrossthebands.AvoicespeakingAtreidesbattlelanguagecameintothetent.
“...backandregroupattheridge.FedorreportsnosurvivorsinCarthagandtheGuildBankhasbeensacked.”
Carthag!Jessicathought.ThatwasaHarkonnenhotbed.
“They’reSardaukar,”thevoicesaid.“WatchoutforSardaukarinAtreidesuniforms.They’re....”
Aroaringfilledthespeaker,thensilence.
“Trytheotherbands,”Paulsaid.
“Doyourealizewhatthatmeans?”Jessicaasked.
“Iexpectedit.TheywanttheGuildtoblameusfordestructionoftheirbank.
WiththeGuildagainstus,we’retrappedonArrakis.Trytheotherbands.”
Sheweighedhiswords:Iexpectedit.Whathadhappenedtohim?Slowly,Jessicareturnedtotheinstrument.Asshemovedthebandslide,theycaughtglimpsesofviolenceinthefewvoicescallingoutinAtreidesbattlelanguage:
“...fallback....”“...trytoregroupat....”“...trappedinacaveat....”
AndtherewasnomistakingthevictoriousexultationintheHarkonnengibberishthatpouredfromtheotherbands.Sharpcommands,battlereports.
Therewasn’tenoughofitforJessicatoregisterandbreakthelanguage,butthetonewasobvious.
Harkonnenvictory.
Paulshookthepackbesidehim,hearingthetwoliterjonsofwatergurglethere.Hetookadeepbreath,lookedupthroughthetransparentendofthetentattherockescarpmentoutlinedagainstthestars.Hislefthandfeltthesphincter-sealofthetent’sentrance.“It’llbedawnsoon,”hesaid.“WecanwaitthroughthedayforIdaho,butnotthroughanothernight.
