ᴀʟɪᴇɴꜱ【𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥 𝐀𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬】

ꜱɪx

𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭 of my daze as we landed near a bunker in the middle of the desert. I was tired and right now I felt like I had no emotion. He and Zack guided me out of the craft and onto the sands below. A storm was coming, I could feel it. We walked to a bunker and the Liet opened the door for us. 

"The storm will be here in a few hours," she said "we'll be safe here" he walked into the dark tunnels following her lead "do you know what this place is? it's an old ecological testing station, they were meant to tame the planet and free the water locked beneath the sands. Arrakis could have been a paradise but then the spice was discovered and suddenly no one wanted the desert to go away."  

"Who are you to the Freymen?" Paul asked Liet wh just smiled and continued walking 

"Where's Duncan?" I asked looking around 

"Must have trailed off" Zack mumbled. He seemed to be in a bit of a bad mood, sure the circumstances weren't great at all but he could be a little more positive. Paul bent down and ran the sand through his hands. His eyes landed on his father's ring which resided on his pointer finger. 

"I'm sorry" I whispered tracing the details of the ring gently, he took my hand in his and squeezed it softly 

"I know" he whispered back. "Do you know what the great houses fear most Dr. Kynes?" he asked her "Exactly what has happened to us here. The Sardukar coming and picking them off one by one, only together can they stand a chance against the imperium. Would you bear witness, testify that the emperor has moved against us here?" 

"If they believe me" Liet began "there would be general warfare between the great houses and the emperor"

"Chaos across the imperium" Jessica added 

"Let's suppose I present to the emperor with an alternative to chaos," Paul said, I stood up and looked at him 

"What are you talking about?" I asked, had he made a whole plan to save us or something? it wouldn't work, would it? 

"The emperor has no sons and his daughters are yet to marry," he told me 

"You'll make a play for the throne" I stated softly, I didn't need to question him, I knew what he was thinking "He brought us here to kill us, Paul, he saw us as a threat, we have nothing Paul, nothing"

"The Freymen speak of the Lisan Al-Gaib," he said walking closer to me and Liet 

"Careful" Jessica warned him 

"The voice from the outer world who will lead them to paradise" he continued 

Liet regarded it with the simple word "superstition." Paul frowned and paused for a moment 

"I know you loved a Freymen soldier and lost him in battle," he said 

"Paul" I shook my head telling him not to bring something so painfully up