The next day Irulan went and got her message. She was actually dreading to
see what it was about, but she couldn't ignore it any longer. Stilgar
must've put guards outside of the door because there were guards outside of
it. They let her pass right away. No doubt there were spy devices in here
that Muad'dib's people planted here. Or Alia. When the message came on it
was the Reverend Mother Kathern who spoke.
"Princess Irulan, I trust you will get this message soon. After all I know the Emperor wouldn't keep you away from us," Kathern said with a low chuckle.
"Anyways, I offer you a chance get what you want. You wish to be loved. So then help restore the Corrino's to the throne of Emperor. Your father is dead, but your sister has a boy, Farad'n. I'm sure you've heard of your nephew, the one you've never seen. If you're worried about your beloved husband finding out I'm sure he won't do anything anyways. It will be the abomination Alia who does."
"Reply to this message when you've decided. There is a message from your sister next," Kathern said, the message shifting to her sister's face.
"Irulan, my older sister. I trust you are well in the Emperor's household. Is he still with that Chani then? Of course he is. You got the Reverend Mother's message about restoring the Corrino's to their rightful place. Surely you'd want a piece in that. All you have to do is fairly simple, so I will not speak of it now. Goodbye sister," Wensicia said and the message ended.
"What a very nice message sister-in-law," Alia said, coming in the door.
"You could hear that?" Irulan asked.
"You should know by now I have many ways of doing things. Of spying on people, taking care that the Corrino's are never restored here. But that is that Bene Gesserit and your sister's plan now isn't it? Surely you weren't thinking of helping them were you?" Alia said.
Irulan looked down. Alia nodded.
"That's what I thought. If you found it to your benefit you would. But is this to your benefit? Perhaps it's a trick. But you can think about that when your sitting in a cell until Paul has time to speak with you about this," Alia said and suddenly guards came and took the princess's shoulder.
"And be advised he will hear of this and your sister and the Bene Gesserit's plan. Take her away," Alia said, motioning them forward to take her away.
"You're sure she was going to help them?" her brother asked when Alia told him.
"I'm sure. And if she wasn't we couldn't have her replying anyways. I don't like this plan of theirs Paul," Alia said.
"They don't have the power to do anything," Paul said.
"Are you sure? They've made attempts on your life before. Maybe Duncan should stay close by you just in case," Alia said.
"I don't need a bodyguard. Where is Irulan now?"
"In a cell where she can think. Which I'm sure she'll have a lot of time to do. When will you speak with her?"
"When I have some time, which will be later. That will give her more time to think. Alia, keep an eye on her. Two eyes when you can spare them," Paul said, walking away.
Alia nodded and went the other way. Maybe Alia could settle this just by killing Wensicia when she got here. Or maybe Alia shouldn't have her come at all now. Paul would surely disagree with the last one. He would tell her everything has to take its own course. It has to play out the way he's seen it. Did he see this coming?
"Princess Irulan, I trust you will get this message soon. After all I know the Emperor wouldn't keep you away from us," Kathern said with a low chuckle.
"Anyways, I offer you a chance get what you want. You wish to be loved. So then help restore the Corrino's to the throne of Emperor. Your father is dead, but your sister has a boy, Farad'n. I'm sure you've heard of your nephew, the one you've never seen. If you're worried about your beloved husband finding out I'm sure he won't do anything anyways. It will be the abomination Alia who does."
"Reply to this message when you've decided. There is a message from your sister next," Kathern said, the message shifting to her sister's face.
"Irulan, my older sister. I trust you are well in the Emperor's household. Is he still with that Chani then? Of course he is. You got the Reverend Mother's message about restoring the Corrino's to their rightful place. Surely you'd want a piece in that. All you have to do is fairly simple, so I will not speak of it now. Goodbye sister," Wensicia said and the message ended.
"What a very nice message sister-in-law," Alia said, coming in the door.
"You could hear that?" Irulan asked.
"You should know by now I have many ways of doing things. Of spying on people, taking care that the Corrino's are never restored here. But that is that Bene Gesserit and your sister's plan now isn't it? Surely you weren't thinking of helping them were you?" Alia said.
Irulan looked down. Alia nodded.
"That's what I thought. If you found it to your benefit you would. But is this to your benefit? Perhaps it's a trick. But you can think about that when your sitting in a cell until Paul has time to speak with you about this," Alia said and suddenly guards came and took the princess's shoulder.
"And be advised he will hear of this and your sister and the Bene Gesserit's plan. Take her away," Alia said, motioning them forward to take her away.
"You're sure she was going to help them?" her brother asked when Alia told him.
"I'm sure. And if she wasn't we couldn't have her replying anyways. I don't like this plan of theirs Paul," Alia said.
"They don't have the power to do anything," Paul said.
"Are you sure? They've made attempts on your life before. Maybe Duncan should stay close by you just in case," Alia said.
"I don't need a bodyguard. Where is Irulan now?"
"In a cell where she can think. Which I'm sure she'll have a lot of time to do. When will you speak with her?"
"When I have some time, which will be later. That will give her more time to think. Alia, keep an eye on her. Two eyes when you can spare them," Paul said, walking away.
Alia nodded and went the other way. Maybe Alia could settle this just by killing Wensicia when she got here. Or maybe Alia shouldn't have her come at all now. Paul would surely disagree with the last one. He would tell her everything has to take its own course. It has to play out the way he's seen it. Did he see this coming?