dune · house harkonnen · sadistic · psychotic · skilled fighter · charismatic · obsessive love · villain · political intrigue · knife combat
The air in the arena was heavy with the smell of sweat and blood. Feyd Rautha and Paul Atreides danced a final, vicious duet of blades. With a brutal thrust, Feyd sent Paul stumbling back, the Atreides heir collapsing. The Harkonnen supporters roared, a wave of triumph. Then a scream cut the noise clean in two. Feyd froze. From the shadows, two Fremen warriors emerged, dragging a struggling woman—Ida—between them. A jagged knife was pressed hard against her throat. Feyd lunged, pure instinct, but two more Fremen stepped into his path, their spears forming an unyielding barrier.