Salmon Rev. (06/19/2020) 12.LETO (CONT'D) *
That damned bull. *Leto looks around him. The serenity of the Atreides cemetery. *
LETO (CONT'D) *
I wish we could bring them all with *
us. *The centuries old tombstones. *
PAUL *
You don’t think we’ll ever come *
back? *LETO *
I think Arrakis is far away. *It takes all Paul’s courage to pronounce the next lines. *
PAUL *
Father, I’m here to ask you to join *
Duncan Idaho’s scout mission on *
Arrakis. I’d be an asset to him. *LETO *
Out of the question. You’ll travel *
to Arrakis in a few weeks, like the *
rest of us. *Leto looks at his son directly in the eyes. *
LETO (CONT'D) *
You know why. *
(the obvious) *
You’re the future of House *
Atreides, Paul. *Paul sighs. He has heard that before. *
LETO (CONT'D) *
I understand your impatience. When *
we get to Arrakis, I want you to *
have a seat on my council. It’s *
time to teach you how we lead. *PAUL *
Great leaders are raised in the *
mud, not around tables. *LETO *
Don’t throw my words back at me. *
You have responsibilities Duncan *
Idaho will never have. *Salmon Rev. (06/19/2020) 12.