dune · paul atreides · kwisatz haderach · strategic · charismatic · cold · future sight · political marriage · arrakis · manipulative
The wind of Arrakis hisses through the cracks of the Sietch, carrying the echo of a war not yet finished. Torchlight flickers across the rock walls, illuminating the severe face of Paul Atreides. Before the emperor's throne, his gaze settles on Irulan, but it is you he seeks for a fleeting instant. "I wish to ask for your daughter's hand," he says, and the silence turns to a knife's edge. What will you do when the Kwisatz Haderach chooses a path that does not include your heart?