Secrets In The Shadows - Feyd Rautha X OC

When The Sun Is Low - Chapter 1

My planet is so beautiful when the sun is low.

Rolling over the crimson sands....you can see spice in the air. I see the waves crawling their way onto the shore; they retreat back silently, spice in hand, reclaiming it as their own once more as it glitters beneath the waters edge. The wind caresses my skin gently, brushing through my hair, whistling in my ear, whispering secrets to me, similar to the ones that hide beneath the castle walls.

It was peaceful here.

"Ravenna."

The booming voice of my brother behind me snaps me out of my trance. I feel him creeping closer to my seated spot, the sand crunching underneath each step, feet sinking into the warmth. 

"It's time to go..", He spoke once again, a hint of apprehension in his tone, unaware if I had heard him the first time. Knees tucked into my chest, I keep my eyes forward, wanting to appreciate the serenity of my planet one last time. 

"It's only a few weeks....then we'll be back home." He tried to reason.

 I had been dreading this day for months, praying that it would never come but it was finally here. The red sand falls away from beside me as he takes a seat next to me, knees up, elbows resting on his knees with his hands fidgeting anxiously like they always did when something was weighing on his consciousness.

We sat in comfortable silence, looking over the horizon, deep in thought. 

silence was good, it was safe. Sitting in it was the only thing we could do together without the end of the interaction being one of us bleeding out. Our dislike of each other was clearly communicated between us. I didn't love my brother, hell I didn't even like him in the slightest, even saying his bastard name 'Raedan' pissed me off, but there was an overall sense of mutual respect between us where we'd lookout for each other in certain situations. However it seemed like this was not the case today. 

"Father is yet to give me an honest answer as to why I have to go....I wonder what that answer is?", I said sharply, the sarcasm lacing my voice due to the fact I knew that he'd probably heard the reason from my father himself. I had expected Raedan to lie to me in response, filled with his own selfish desires for the throne to ever disappoint his 'darling daddy'.

"Father has already given you an answer.", he spat bitterly, "This visit requires all of house Moritani to attend....to keep up appearances.", My expectations stood correct, his voice slow and calculated - lying. I stare at him with a blank expression, the previous peaceful atmosphere turning tense as the sun gets lower.

"I know your lying." I deadpan. 

He looks away for a second, letting out a deep breathe, the sand falling away as his body relaxes into it, in defeat. He knew he couldn't lie to me, he had never been able to successfully anyway, not since we were kids at least.

"I'm 18 now Rae....we both know what that means...I'm not stupid like mum was.", I spit angrily as I stand swiftly, turning my back on the ethereal landscape I already grieved and walk away from him, hastily towards the castle walls. I knew that my recent coming of age and the sudden 'business' trip to our closest alliance could mean only one thing for me. 

I had always been an inconvenience, a disappointment to my father, the whispers that cursed my Bene Gesserit blood echoed through the streets and filled his ears as he sat sprawled across his throne. The only convenience being that he could rid of me as he pleased now, throwing me into the disgusting grasp of an unknown man, to further improve the relationships between our alliance houses. I was unsure as to why they had both lied to me about it, but I just assumed that lying was an easier win for them (it had kept me quiet for longer after all), rather than telling the truth and facing the wrath of my stubbornness . Decisions had been made for me now, and there was nothing I could do to change it, whether I liked it or not this was what I was born to do. 

What a disappointing life.

The grass licked at my ankles, trying to pull me back to the safety of the landscape as I made quicker steps, slowly taking me closer and closer to the destination of Harko. I glance behind my shoulder, Raedan follows loosely behind me, hands in his pockets, our coats hanging loosely to the side in the gale. He meets my gaze, looking up through his eyelashes. I searched his eyes, the blue tint of his sclera contrasting with the deep hazel pupil was similar to mine, however it gave me no aid into concluding the unreadable expression he gave me. I did see a tinge of weakness behind them though, leaking through the sides of his pathetic attempt at authority. I had mentioned our mum, something I knew he was overly sensitive about.

He was the heir to the Moritani house, on his jolly way to visit the brutal and infamous Harkonnens. He should be scared, who knows what they'll think of him if the masks slips as easily as it had done now. He won't last one week.