Arrakis - The Funeral Plain - Tuesday Evening

[atreideslioness]

It was still hot in the early evening, one of the two moons was rising over the mountain range when Ghanima took them out of Tabr and into the the vast plains of the Deep Desert

One of Ghanima's Fedaykin bodyguards went to set the thumper just south of their position as she went over how to mount and ride the worm using the maker hooks, demonstrating slowly how to use them to catch hold of the giant creatures.

The thumper underscored her words with a steady thump/whomp, thump/whomp as they summoned their ride.

[OCD is up!]

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Re: During the Ride

[irulan-atreides.livejournal.com]

Irulan laughed, "The Fremen love being unorthodox!"

Re: During the Ride

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

"So I've seen!" she said with a laugh of her own. Then she made her way over to Irulan so she didn't have to shout.

"Nice to be home?"

Re: During the Ride

[irulan-atreides.livejournal.com]

"I've only been gone a few weeks, but yes, it is nice to be home," Irulan took a deep breath, smelling the spice in the air. It could be the trick of the moonlight but her eyes seemed a little more blue.

Re: During the Ride

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

"I guess I didn't think of that. Leto talked about missing the desert."

Re: During the Ride

[irulan-atreides.livejournal.com]

"He does," Irulan said, "My son is a desert creature."

She was so into the moment she didn't realize her slip of tongue.

Re: During the Ride

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

If there was a slip, Fiona didn't sense it.

"I saw him earlier. He's always comfortable, but here..."

She shrugged a little.

"It's different. It suits him."

Like when she had a thread in hand, or a weapon.

Re: During the Ride

[irulan-atreides.livejournal.com]

"It does," she agreed. She thought of the Leto current to her time and the changes that would occur, a true desert creature.

Re: During the Ride

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

Fiona looked at her, curious as to what she wasn't saying but unwilling to ask.

Re: During the Ride

[irulan-atreides.livejournal.com]

Irulan forced a smile, "Come, move closer to Ghani, you won't believe how she steers this massive thing!"

Re: During the Ride

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

Her smile looked like her aunt Lucia's, but she nodded and did as said. She could watch from anywhere, but she didn't want to be too much trouble to Irulan, considering.