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2 DUNE 2000
Reported by: Lady Elara Moray Trieu - Bene Gesserit Truthsayer and Bound
Concubine to Frederick IV - Emperor of the Known Universe. At: The Planet
Arrakis.
Submitted to: Reverend Mother Marius Alethea Blasco of the Bene Gesserit
Sisterhood, Proctor Superior. At: The Wallach IX Bene Gesserit School.
My Reverend Mother;
I pray that this communiqué finds you well, my Bene
Gesserit Sisters thriving, and myself, somewhere in the
great dunes of Arrakis, alive. In these times, one can only hope.
On the following pages, I entrust my report to the
Sisterhood. Attend these facts carefully.
I have carried out the first stage of my mission, and taken
our candidate to Arrakis on the Emperor’s own
heighliner. (Unwise, I know. Perhaps I thought my
Reverend Mother would appreciate the irony.) We have
chosen well. There is great strength in this warrior - can
it be? The warrior of the Prophecy, the One who will
rise to lead the people to bloody peace? We shall see.
The situation on Arrakis is critical. The Emperor is not
to be trusted. His demand for the Spice grows
unchecked. As my report notes, not only has he
challenged three great houses of the empire - House
Atreides, House Harkonnen, and House Ordos - to
compete for mining rights, but he offers Dune itself as
the prize. The Governorship of Arrakis goes to the
victor. Why such a generous offer? I rather suspect the
Emperor of a darker purpose, yet to unfold. Plans within plans.
There is one small matter I must disclose regarding the
Emperor. Frederick no longer trusts me, I fear. Though I
will continue to serve the Sisterhood, there must be no further communication between us.
Know that I will see our project on Arrakis through to the end. If our candidate, our hero,
is indeed the warrior of the Prophecy, the Bene Gesserit will never want for Spice again.
Deputations from all three houses have arrived. Spice harvesting will surely commence,
and with it, the great Spice wars. Our spies are in place. All will be made manifest soon
enough.
Your more than humble servant, Lady Elara Moray Trieu
THE SITUATION ON ARRAKIS