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Book Three: The Prophet

           

           ButI’llnotyetwithholdtheantidotefromhim.Aswordisdangerous,too,Feyd.

           Wehavethescabbardforthisone,though.Thepoison’sinhim.Whenwewithdrawtheantidote,deathwillsheathehim.”

           “Inaway,it’slikethearena,”Feyd-Rauthasaid.“Feintswithinfeintswithinfeints.Youwatchtoseewhichwaythegladiatorleans,whichwayhelooks,howheholdshisknife.”

           Henoddedtohimself,seeingthatthesewordspleasedhisuncle,butthinking:Yes!Likethearena!Andthecuttingedgeisthemind!

           “Nowyouseehowyouneedme,”theBaronsaid.“I’myetofuse,Feyd.”

           Aswordtobewieldeduntilhe’stoobluntforuse,Feyd-Rauthathought.

           “Yes,Uncle,”hesaid.

           “Andnow,”theBaronsaid,“wewillgodowntotheslavequarters,wetwo.

           AndIwillwatchwhileyou,withyourownhands,killallthewomeninthepleasurewing.”

           “Uncle!”

           “Therewillbeotherwomen,Feyd.ButIhavesaidthatyoudonotmakeamistakecasuallywithme.”

           Feyd-Rautha’sfacedarkened.“Uncle,you

           “Youwillacceptyourpunishmentandlearnsomethingfromit,”theBaronsaid.

           Feyd-Rauthametthegloatingstareinhisuncle’seyes.AndImustrememberthisnight,hethought.Andrememberingit,Imustrememberothernights.

           “Youwillnotrefuse,”theBaronsaid.

           WhatcouldyoudoifIrefused,oldman?Feyd-Rauthaaskedhimself.Butheknewtheremightbesomeotherpunishment,perhapsamoresubtleone,amorebrutallevertobendhim.

           “Iknowyou,Feyd,”theBaronsaid.“Youwillnotrefuse.”

           Allright,Feyd-Rauthathought.Ineedyounow.Iseethat.

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