Sabiha stood on the small landing jutting out from Sietch Tabr overlooking
the now green world. Her right hand was under her large stomach. She had
still had her blondish brown hair. Her face was round and she was not all
that tall. Leto had said he would come here . . . soon. She wasn't sure if
she loved him. There was love but maybe it was love for the Emperor, for
the God Emperor. And she was bearing his heir. She had not found a Fremen
doctor who would somehow tell her what it was. Leto had insisted it was a
girl, so Sabiha believed him. None of the Fremen wanted her here because
she was a Castout. But she ruled these Fremen! Not Stilgar, not Leto's
sister who was married to Leto, not anyone. Sabiha was Leto's concubine,
his supposed lover, so she ruled them.
"My lady, Leto-the God Emperor has sent a message to you," a young woman who Sabiha knew was the same age as Leto said from behind her.
"Give it to me," Sabiha said, all haughty.
"He says he cannot come soon as he said, but rather he will see you in two weeks," the young woman, Elishin Malif said. Elishin didn't like her attitude.
"Tell me, you and my Leto are friends are you not?" Sabiha asked her.
"Since we were little. He used to be my Leto. Now he is my best friend Leto," Elishin told her, and a sliver of sunlight fell upon her face but she did not flinch from the brightness. She faced her enemy.
"Tell me about Duncan Idaho. The ghola has arrived yes?"
"Yes, he has. We were friends also. Although he is older then I. He taught me every battle technique, every attack position that I know," Elishin said, recalling old times.
"You may leave," Sabiha told Elishin, waving her hand.
Elishin was just about to retort and say that no one told her to leave or stay. But then she remembered Sabiha was bearing Leto's children. But not for long. If it wasn't for the two children Elishin had seen in a vision inside Sabiha, Elishin would've had her water sooner. Elishin smiled, bowed her head and left. It wasn't as if Sabiha planned to stick around after the children were born.
Jessica, grandmother to the God Emperor, sat in silence within the Council of Naibs.
"It cannot be denied any longer. The Fremen are dying, as is the desert. The question remains whether we should give Leto our allegiance . . . or band against him," one of the Naibs said, placing his hands on the tabletop.
"You think you can defeat him?" a low female voice, Elishin Malif, who had arrived minutes earlier, said from a dark corner.
"We can, add we will if he continues to change the desert!" the saem Naib, Gorin said.
"You cannot defeat him! I cannot sit here and explain this Secher Nbiw to you any longer!" Elishin yelled.
Whispers of the Golden Path went through the room.
"All I know is that I see things. It's as if I'm connected to the Golden path," Elishin continued.
Across the room Jessica signaled in Bene Gesserit, her hands and fingers moving frantically. 'Speak no more' is what her fingers said. Elishin nodded and sat back down in her chair. The other Naibs looked to each other, wondering how she knew what Jessica was signaling.
"My granddaughter will see to it that Leto makes no decision that is drastic," Jessica said, standing and walking around the small room.
"Not even she will stop him," a very familiar voice said from outside the door. Elishin knew that voice, but she couldn't place it. Then the man stepped into the doorway and from behind him she could see a green plant. The man had black hair, and grayish eyes. That was because he was a ghola. Duncan Idaho. Duncan looked at his brown haired, blue eyes friend Elishin. Her body was elegant and strong. Only he didn't know they were friends, that he had taught her everything that had to do but passed it off as just someone he'd seen before. Elishin stood up, thinking he would come over and say hello to her but instead he stayed where he was.
"You don't belong here ghola!" Gorin yelled at him.
"I belong here, as do you. We all want the same things. Join with me and together we will bring him down!" Duncan said calmly.
"Duncan!" Jessica yelled her voice stern.
"I see your face lade, and I know it, but I know not your name," Duncan continued, walking over to Elishin.
"It's Elishin Malif."
Duncan nodded, and moved on still trying to get the Council to band against Leto. It didn't work because the Naibs didn't want him leading them. After the Council was ended a man came and told her Leto wanted to see her. So Elishin headed for a 'thopter, Jessica watching her the whole time.
"My lady, Leto-the God Emperor has sent a message to you," a young woman who Sabiha knew was the same age as Leto said from behind her.
"Give it to me," Sabiha said, all haughty.
"He says he cannot come soon as he said, but rather he will see you in two weeks," the young woman, Elishin Malif said. Elishin didn't like her attitude.
"Tell me, you and my Leto are friends are you not?" Sabiha asked her.
"Since we were little. He used to be my Leto. Now he is my best friend Leto," Elishin told her, and a sliver of sunlight fell upon her face but she did not flinch from the brightness. She faced her enemy.
"Tell me about Duncan Idaho. The ghola has arrived yes?"
"Yes, he has. We were friends also. Although he is older then I. He taught me every battle technique, every attack position that I know," Elishin said, recalling old times.
"You may leave," Sabiha told Elishin, waving her hand.
Elishin was just about to retort and say that no one told her to leave or stay. But then she remembered Sabiha was bearing Leto's children. But not for long. If it wasn't for the two children Elishin had seen in a vision inside Sabiha, Elishin would've had her water sooner. Elishin smiled, bowed her head and left. It wasn't as if Sabiha planned to stick around after the children were born.
Jessica, grandmother to the God Emperor, sat in silence within the Council of Naibs.
"It cannot be denied any longer. The Fremen are dying, as is the desert. The question remains whether we should give Leto our allegiance . . . or band against him," one of the Naibs said, placing his hands on the tabletop.
"You think you can defeat him?" a low female voice, Elishin Malif, who had arrived minutes earlier, said from a dark corner.
"We can, add we will if he continues to change the desert!" the saem Naib, Gorin said.
"You cannot defeat him! I cannot sit here and explain this Secher Nbiw to you any longer!" Elishin yelled.
Whispers of the Golden Path went through the room.
"All I know is that I see things. It's as if I'm connected to the Golden path," Elishin continued.
Across the room Jessica signaled in Bene Gesserit, her hands and fingers moving frantically. 'Speak no more' is what her fingers said. Elishin nodded and sat back down in her chair. The other Naibs looked to each other, wondering how she knew what Jessica was signaling.
"My granddaughter will see to it that Leto makes no decision that is drastic," Jessica said, standing and walking around the small room.
"Not even she will stop him," a very familiar voice said from outside the door. Elishin knew that voice, but she couldn't place it. Then the man stepped into the doorway and from behind him she could see a green plant. The man had black hair, and grayish eyes. That was because he was a ghola. Duncan Idaho. Duncan looked at his brown haired, blue eyes friend Elishin. Her body was elegant and strong. Only he didn't know they were friends, that he had taught her everything that had to do but passed it off as just someone he'd seen before. Elishin stood up, thinking he would come over and say hello to her but instead he stayed where he was.
"You don't belong here ghola!" Gorin yelled at him.
"I belong here, as do you. We all want the same things. Join with me and together we will bring him down!" Duncan said calmly.
"Duncan!" Jessica yelled her voice stern.
"I see your face lade, and I know it, but I know not your name," Duncan continued, walking over to Elishin.
"It's Elishin Malif."
Duncan nodded, and moved on still trying to get the Council to band against Leto. It didn't work because the Naibs didn't want him leading them. After the Council was ended a man came and told her Leto wanted to see her. So Elishin headed for a 'thopter, Jessica watching her the whole time.