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Chapter 21

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There is a legend that the instant the Duke Leto Atreides died a meteor streaked
across the skies above his ancestral palace on Caladan.

-the Princess Irulan: "Introduction to A Child's History of Muad'Dib"

The Baron is staring out a viewport of the grounded frigate he's using for a command post. He's watching and listening to his artillery, which he has revived as a suprise weapon, seal off the caves that the Atreides troopers have retreated into. Piter enters and announces that they have Duke Leto. The Baron considers replacing Piter after he has used him to oppress the population of Arrakis, then they will view his nephew Feyd-Rautha as a savior. He asks that Dr. Yueh be brought in and given his reward, which is Piter's knife in the back. While dying, Yueh claims that he's not been defeated and this worries the Baron. They bring in the Duke but he is still drugged and unresponsive. His signet ring is missing and he chastizes Piter for killing Yueh too soon. The Baron eats a meal waiting for the Duke to come arround. When he does, the Baron questions him about the whereabouts of Paul and Jessica. He remembers the tooth and uses it, killing Piter and the Baron's guard captain. The Baron had his shield set low and was gettting up from the table at that moment. Piter's dying gasp alerts him to the danger and he retreats into his private room through a door behind him. A Sardaukar barges in and demands to see the Duke. The Baron worries that the emperor will learn of his near death at the hands (tooth) of Duke Leto and see it as a sign of weakness. The Baron appoinst a new captain of his guard and orders him to find out the detail of how this happend and to bring him a slave boy, the one who looks like Paul.
They were destroyed because they lied pretentiously. Have no fear that my wrath
will fall upon you because of your innocent mistakes.

~Leto II, God Emperor
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