lift.

corridor behind him--guards at the door to the lift from the lower levels of the

Well, we must adjust, the Baron thought.

there. You'll take every precaution--"

"Yes. Well, to business. I suspect the Duke had something in his mouth. You

of apprehension. The Sardaukar officers filled him with unease. They all seemed

dashed the guards aside.

Efficient, this corporal, he thought.

Well, we must adjust, the Baron thought.

there. You'll take every precaution--"

will find out what that something was, how it was used, who helped him put it

will find out what that something was, how it was used, who helped him put it

there. You'll take every precaution--"

"Yes. Well, to business. I suspect the Duke had something in his mouth. You

Nefud nodded. "My Lord knows I'll devote myself entirely to his safety."

"They're all dead in there?" the Baron asked.

"Get your hands off me, you pack of carrion-eaters!" the man roared, and he

He broke off, his chain of thought shattered by a disturbance in the

slash in leather, twin ink spots for eyes.

to look like relatives of the Duk

of your predecessor."

"Yes, m'Lord."

The colonel bashar came striding toward the Baron, whose eyes went to slits

to look like relatives of the Duk

lift.

"Get your hands off me, you pack of carrion-eaters!" the man roared, and he

will find out what that something was, how it was used, who helped him put it

He broke off, his chain of thought shattered by a disturbance in the

The Baron recognized the man's voice--the one who'd been shouting orders.