Salmon Rev. (06/19/2020) 6.The Bene Gesserit woman does not look down anymore. And you
would be forgiven to think she did not come here to witness
the signing of a document... but for something else. *
HERALD OF THE CHANGE (CONT'D) *
House Atreides is one of oldest and *
most respected members of the *
Landsraad. In the wake of the *
failure of House Harkonnen, the *
other Great Houses have turned to *
you in hope. Shaddam IV agrees. *With a flourished SNAP, the Herald unfurls the SCROLL. *
HERALD OF THE CHANGE (CONT'D) *
House Atreides will immediately *
take control of Arrakis and serve *
as its steward. Do you accept? *Leto steps forward, and the Atreides TURN AS ONE to face him. *
LETO *
For centuries, House Atreides has *
stood for honor. Not only for *
itself, but for the benefit of all. *
Now the Emperor gives us his *
unconditional trust. He wants us to *
BRING PEACE ON ARRAKIS! *That was no mere formality. That was passion. And we can see
in the faces of the Atreides men... they love their Duke.
Paul feels it too. His father is a great man. An
intimidatingly great man.
LETO (CONT'D) *
We are House Atreides. There is no *
call we do not answer. There is no *
faith that we betray. The Emperor *
asks us to lead. *
(beat) *
House Atreides... ACCEPTS. *With one voice, the officers shout out: *
OFFICERS *
ATREIDES! ATREIDES! ATREIDES! *The Herald is pleased. He gestures for Duke Leto to approach.
Leto takes the ceremonial quill and signs the scroll.
Then the Bene Gesserit sister steps forward and lights a
small stick of wax, muttering a prayer to herself as the wax
drips into a pool on the scroll. *
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