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Sacred Things

Summary:


“In another life, you would have been my wife.”
“But not in this one.”
“No. Not in this one.”

(aka Paul does not kill Feyd-Rautha. the universe still burns.)

Notes:

there was something about that final duel that rendered me temporarily insane.

this is an AU set in the world of Mr Villeneuve’s “Dune”, in which Paul spares Feyd-Rautha’s life and offers him a place in his household. I used some pieces of book canon so there might be slight spoilers for the whole series (although I don’t think they could be easily recognized in the fic). tags apply to the whole work.

Chapter 1: SACRED THINGS

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SACRED THINGS

 

 

There must have been a moment at the beginning, where we could have said no. Somehow we missed it. Well, we’ll know better next time.

            — Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Tom Stoppard



He resisted for longer than a moment. But it was just resistance. Not rebellion.

            — The Wicker King, K. Ancrum



Thou shalt not disfigure the soul.

            — Orange Catholic Bible