Furokan stood inside the chamber where the prisoner was being held. One of
his men! If Furokan could get close to him without Stilgar knowing every
word he said, Furokan would slip his crysknife right into the man's gut.
But he couldn't, not with the Fremen who never took their eyes off of him.
Alia would no doubt question him since she was all ready here. Furokan
wondered if she would kill him for being in the sietch without anyone
knowing. But now it was time to kill the man who'd found him.
Stilgar led Alia, Leto, and Ghanima to the chamber. Alia told them what she was going to ask.
"I will leave the killing part to Stilgar, if he wants to kill him, of course," Alia said, mostly to Stilgar.
"I have not made my decision to kill him yet or not. Since he is an offworlder then he may not have known. But I think he did," Stilgar replied.
"Either way, the decision is still yours. I need you both to use your talent to see if he is lying at all," Alia told the twins.
Suddenly a Fremen man cam out of a room and bumped into Leto.
"I'm terribly sorry sir. That was my fault," the man said.
Only neither Leto nor anyone else knew it was Furokan, only Stilgar knew his name.
"It's fine. You must be in a hurry, so I will not delay you," Leto said.
"You're very kind sir. I shall not forget this day that I met Muad'dib's son Leto Atreides, for that is where my allegiance lies. With Muad'dib and his children," Furokan said, lying a little.
Leto stared after him. He'd had a vision, Ghanima could tell, but she would not ask about it until later.
"You see son, but you don't. That man has a part to play in the future, but you must let it play out. Follow the Golden Path," his father spoke to him inside his head.
What Leto had seen was blood. That man standing over his sister with a crysknife. He didn't know what he had been doing in the vision.
"Leto," Ghanima whispered.
Leto looked at her, at Alia and Stilgar staring at him. He nodded and they proceeded. When they entered the chamber the man looked up at them.
"I have no idea why I'm here," the man told them, and lied.
"Tell me, what is your name?" Alia asked.
"My name is Faust. And what is your name?" Faust smiled.
One of the guards stepped close to him. Faust looked at him.
"There will be no violence here now. At least not yet," Stilgar said.
"Why were you here?" Alia asked.
"I was only looking around. I didn't know what sietches were before now," Faust said.
"You've lived here for a little while so surely you would've heard of them," Leto said.
"So you lived here longer than you said. You didn't just get off a ship," Alia said, looking at Leto.
"Do you work for someone?" Leto asked.
"And if I do?"
"Who do you work for? That's surely why you were here. On a mission," Leto said.
"Leto, where are you going with this?" Ghanima whispered.
"I'll tell you later," Leto said.
Alia stared at them both, becoming furious.
"Answer him! Who do you work for?" Ghanima asked.
Faust looked around, as if he thought someone would hear them talking.
"I'll tell you, only because my allegiance stands with you Leto, and your sister Ghanima. Your father was a great man. You're right, I've lived here longer than a few months. I've lived here for years. But if I tell you who I work for, he will kill me, then he'll kill Lornett, and then you," Faust said.
"Is this man here now?" Stilgar asked.
The man looked away, gave a whimper.
"I can't tell you."
"You two, find Lornett and stay with him," Stilgar commanded the guards.
They left. Alia turned to follow them. As Leto turned to follow Ghani and Stil out, Faust whispered to him.
"His name is Furokan. But it won't be easy to kill him , he has many people who would die for him. You must be careful Leto."
"I find that you don't support him in anything he's planning," Leto responded.
"Promise you'll come back, we can talk more," Faust said.
Leto nodded and said," May Shai-Hulud clear the path before you."
"What was that about?" Ghani asked in the halls.
"I'll explain later. But now Alia is near, we can't say anything in front of her. She will wish to know everything, and she is almost possessed, she would act too soon," Leto told her.
Ghanima nodded and went the other way. Leto stopped and looked after her. Was he supposed to tell her about his vision?
Stilgar led Alia, Leto, and Ghanima to the chamber. Alia told them what she was going to ask.
"I will leave the killing part to Stilgar, if he wants to kill him, of course," Alia said, mostly to Stilgar.
"I have not made my decision to kill him yet or not. Since he is an offworlder then he may not have known. But I think he did," Stilgar replied.
"Either way, the decision is still yours. I need you both to use your talent to see if he is lying at all," Alia told the twins.
Suddenly a Fremen man cam out of a room and bumped into Leto.
"I'm terribly sorry sir. That was my fault," the man said.
Only neither Leto nor anyone else knew it was Furokan, only Stilgar knew his name.
"It's fine. You must be in a hurry, so I will not delay you," Leto said.
"You're very kind sir. I shall not forget this day that I met Muad'dib's son Leto Atreides, for that is where my allegiance lies. With Muad'dib and his children," Furokan said, lying a little.
Leto stared after him. He'd had a vision, Ghanima could tell, but she would not ask about it until later.
"You see son, but you don't. That man has a part to play in the future, but you must let it play out. Follow the Golden Path," his father spoke to him inside his head.
What Leto had seen was blood. That man standing over his sister with a crysknife. He didn't know what he had been doing in the vision.
"Leto," Ghanima whispered.
Leto looked at her, at Alia and Stilgar staring at him. He nodded and they proceeded. When they entered the chamber the man looked up at them.
"I have no idea why I'm here," the man told them, and lied.
"Tell me, what is your name?" Alia asked.
"My name is Faust. And what is your name?" Faust smiled.
One of the guards stepped close to him. Faust looked at him.
"There will be no violence here now. At least not yet," Stilgar said.
"Why were you here?" Alia asked.
"I was only looking around. I didn't know what sietches were before now," Faust said.
"You've lived here for a little while so surely you would've heard of them," Leto said.
"So you lived here longer than you said. You didn't just get off a ship," Alia said, looking at Leto.
"Do you work for someone?" Leto asked.
"And if I do?"
"Who do you work for? That's surely why you were here. On a mission," Leto said.
"Leto, where are you going with this?" Ghanima whispered.
"I'll tell you later," Leto said.
Alia stared at them both, becoming furious.
"Answer him! Who do you work for?" Ghanima asked.
Faust looked around, as if he thought someone would hear them talking.
"I'll tell you, only because my allegiance stands with you Leto, and your sister Ghanima. Your father was a great man. You're right, I've lived here longer than a few months. I've lived here for years. But if I tell you who I work for, he will kill me, then he'll kill Lornett, and then you," Faust said.
"Is this man here now?" Stilgar asked.
The man looked away, gave a whimper.
"I can't tell you."
"You two, find Lornett and stay with him," Stilgar commanded the guards.
They left. Alia turned to follow them. As Leto turned to follow Ghani and Stil out, Faust whispered to him.
"His name is Furokan. But it won't be easy to kill him , he has many people who would die for him. You must be careful Leto."
"I find that you don't support him in anything he's planning," Leto responded.
"Promise you'll come back, we can talk more," Faust said.
Leto nodded and said," May Shai-Hulud clear the path before you."
"What was that about?" Ghani asked in the halls.
"I'll explain later. But now Alia is near, we can't say anything in front of her. She will wish to know everything, and she is almost possessed, she would act too soon," Leto told her.
Ghanima nodded and went the other way. Leto stopped and looked after her. Was he supposed to tell her about his vision?
