The Stronger
Ghanima's inner thoughts at the beginning of Part II of "Children of Dune"
*I don't own the book or the miniseries. I just like the premise of the
story. So no flames!*
Leto looks tired, Ghanima thought, I wonder what he's thinking about. She stood there on the cliff outside of Sietch Tabr, watching the winds stir the desert plant life, the plant life that hadn't been there until her and Leto's father, Paul Atreides, had come to Arrakis. Her father had become the people's messiah, promising them a life without worrying about conserving water, where peace would be all that reigned. But, her father had become blind, her mother had died giving birth to her and her brother. Shai-Halud had come for her father, and taken him into the desert. She started out of her thoughts when Leto turned to her, holding out his hand and beckoning her to him. She complied, smiling when Leto said, "I was hoping to see a worm." 'You know they don't come close enough to see anymore," she replied, a note of sadness in her voice, "The water has driven them away." Leto didn't reply, and she realized something was bothering him. "You've had another vision, haven't you?" He nodded, and as he told her, her apprehension returned. Leto was so serious lately, and she knew something was bothering him. Was it their aunt Alia, who kept asking them to engage in the spice trance, or was it something totally different? As he continued to tell her his vision, the word 'Jacarutu' entered her mind, making her shiver inwardly. The ancestral memories in her blood stirred at that name, almost crying out in fear. Being pre-born wasn't a good thing, sometimes. As Leto finished, she breathed a sigh of relief, for she didn't like the path his visions were taking. To tell the truth, they frightened her greatly. "Will you tell our grandmother all this when you see her?" He shrugged, uncertain if he should, "I don't know. What do you think?" he asked, nudging her shoulder. She thought for a moment, then with all the wisdom of those who came before, said, "I think it would be wiser for us to understand her better, before we allow her to understand us." Leto smiled at that, and pulled her next to him in a brotherly hug. As they gazed upon the desert, they heard the faint whirr of ornithopters approaching the sietch. Ghanima sighed, knowing why they were approaching. "They've come for us," she murmured, sensing another presence on the clifftop. Leto sensed it as well, for he finished, "Haven't they, Irulan?" He turned to his stepmother, who stood there, smiling at him. Beckoning them to accompany her, they left the clifftop, approaching the 'thopters that would take them to Arrakeen, and their future.
Ghanima's inner thoughts at the beginning of Part II of "Children of Dune"
*I don't own the book or the miniseries. I just like the premise of the
story. So no flames!*
Leto looks tired, Ghanima thought, I wonder what he's thinking about. She stood there on the cliff outside of Sietch Tabr, watching the winds stir the desert plant life, the plant life that hadn't been there until her and Leto's father, Paul Atreides, had come to Arrakis. Her father had become the people's messiah, promising them a life without worrying about conserving water, where peace would be all that reigned. But, her father had become blind, her mother had died giving birth to her and her brother. Shai-Halud had come for her father, and taken him into the desert. She started out of her thoughts when Leto turned to her, holding out his hand and beckoning her to him. She complied, smiling when Leto said, "I was hoping to see a worm." 'You know they don't come close enough to see anymore," she replied, a note of sadness in her voice, "The water has driven them away." Leto didn't reply, and she realized something was bothering him. "You've had another vision, haven't you?" He nodded, and as he told her, her apprehension returned. Leto was so serious lately, and she knew something was bothering him. Was it their aunt Alia, who kept asking them to engage in the spice trance, or was it something totally different? As he continued to tell her his vision, the word 'Jacarutu' entered her mind, making her shiver inwardly. The ancestral memories in her blood stirred at that name, almost crying out in fear. Being pre-born wasn't a good thing, sometimes. As Leto finished, she breathed a sigh of relief, for she didn't like the path his visions were taking. To tell the truth, they frightened her greatly. "Will you tell our grandmother all this when you see her?" He shrugged, uncertain if he should, "I don't know. What do you think?" he asked, nudging her shoulder. She thought for a moment, then with all the wisdom of those who came before, said, "I think it would be wiser for us to understand her better, before we allow her to understand us." Leto smiled at that, and pulled her next to him in a brotherly hug. As they gazed upon the desert, they heard the faint whirr of ornithopters approaching the sietch. Ghanima sighed, knowing why they were approaching. "They've come for us," she murmured, sensing another presence on the clifftop. Leto sensed it as well, for he finished, "Haven't they, Irulan?" He turned to his stepmother, who stood there, smiling at him. Beckoning them to accompany her, they left the clifftop, approaching the 'thopters that would take them to Arrakeen, and their future.