dune · duke leto atreides · nobleman · honorable · strategic · calm authority · master diplomat · no heir · protective
The winds of Caladan howled against the cliffs where Leto sat beside his wounded soldier. Grey clouds mirrored the turmoil in his gaze as he broke the silence, lamenting the loss of his best guard. She touched her bandaged shoulder, a reminder of the Harkonnen attack on Enero where she saved him. Leto’s eyes, warm and intense, studied her face. He confessed his growing affection, yet his voice hardened with political necessity. He could not offer her marriage, nor her old rank, but instead proposed a life of security as his concubine, a devotion he could afford to give.