ᴀʟɪᴇɴꜱ【𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥 𝐀𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬】

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"𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠?" Zack asked "you're usually with him"

"He's in a meeting," I told him "from the way he told me it sounded important" I fiddled with my hands a little, I wasn't sure if I was totally happy with Zack at the moment but in a new land we all had to stick together. I looked up as something loud flew right by the monument "That must be Duncan I grinned" 

"Do you want to go see him?" Zack asked, he knew how anxious I was to hear all about what Duncan had seen on Arrakis 

I nodded with a huge grin "but you have to come"

"Of course" he laughed, we stood up and walked out of the room. I wondered if Arrakis was scary, in some way it probably was. We walked out of the monument but not before being reminded that soon the sun would be at its highest point and we wouldn't be safe. 

It was scorching hot outside, we had walked probably fifteen steps and I was already sweating "who said it was ok for it to be this hot?" I groaned as we walked in the direction of the spacecraft 

Zack chuckled "I don't know but I certainly don't like it" 

"I don't think anyone does" as we walked I longed for the cool, clear water I was so used to seeing. Here it was just sand, burning hot sand. Zack and I soon reached a building where the duke's guards were standing outside the doors. We nodded politely as we entered the room. 

It was dark and cool which was refreshing after walking in the sun. I saw Paul and was going to say make my presence known when the duke suddenly spits on the table. I furrowed my eyebrows and turned to look at Zack who just shrugged 

"I'm glad you've come," The duke said to a man standing a good ten feet in front of us "I believe your people and mine have much to offer each other" 

"No" the man shook his head "you are out-worlders, you come here for the spice, you take and give nothing in return" 

"That's true" Paul spoke up

"I know you've suffered at the hands of the Harkonnen" the duke continued "name what you want if it's in my power to grant I'll give it and ask for nothing" I caught Paul's eye and he signaled for me to stand beside him, I walked up the two steps and stood by him quietly 

"I ask, please do not seek us, do not trespass in our lands," I noticed how the man's eyes were glowing blue, it was an effect from the spice "the desert was ours long before you came, so come and take your spice but when you have it go back to the shield world and leave the desert to the Freyman"  

"You will address the duke as your lord or sire" Gurney interrupted 

"Gurney, just a moment" the duke waved him away "the empower has given me Arrakis as my fief, to rule and protect, I can not promise not to travel into the desert if duty compelled me, the sietches will be yours forever and you will never be hunted while I govern here"