There is no measuring Muad’Dib’s motives by ordinary standards. In the moment of his triumph, he saw the death prepared for him, yet he accepted the treachery. Can you say he did this out of a sense of justice? Whose justice, then?
“I am the Kwisatz Haderach. That is reason enough.”
“The Fremen have the word of Muad’Dib,” Paul said. “There will be flowing water here open to the sky and green oases rich with good things.
Dune: Part One / Dune: Part Two / Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert / Dune by Frank Herbert
a word "Sietch" comes from the toponym Siq (Arabic: السيق), the Arabic name for a narrow canyon bordering the entrance to the desert city of Petra in Jordan.
in this scene Paul walks a narrow path through the desert, leading by Stilgar. he is not welcomed here, and he fully understands that.
inside the Sietch Tabr also a narrow path, he carries a dead warrior, Jamis.
later he speaks with Gurney about the benefits of being a Messiah. Chani hears them and she is not pleased. they’re also walking a narrow path in the rocky desert.
Paul in the South, he walks towards his death and rebirth, finishing the cycle of transformation.
later he speaks of his visions, as a “narrow way through” to defeat Harkonnens and gain victory.
he was walking narrow paths all along, from the moment he started his way. his destiny was inevitable. the very moment he carried a body of Jamis into Sietch, also Jamis in his vision led him to the South. he was marching towards his death and resurrection since he took his first steps in the desert. and he did walked a narrow way through
this is my roman empire. and after all these years, i finally have to say something.
GRUNT-WHIMPER??? GRUNT-WHIMPER!!!!???
ANNABETH GIRL ARE YOU OKAY??
forget her just standing there gasping for air. forget her very audible sigh. forget the fact that annabeth initiates 80% of their kisses and literally has to restrain herself from kissing him in front of all of New Rome in MoA. i could go on and on about how many times percy calls her beautiful and attractive (let’s not forget how his heart races and his skin tingles at her touch) and all his boyfriend-ly thoughts about her, but lets focus on annabeth for a sec. BECAUSE ANNABETH CHASE IS GRUNT-WHIMPERING??
our girl was feeling ALL the things in this scene. she’s so weak in the knees for him that she can’t even hide it in front of piper. also percy must be a fantastic kisser? BECAUSE GRUNT-WHIMPER??
do not EVER tell me percy and annabeth don’t have romantic feelings for each other. do not EVER tell me it’s purely platonic. if you’re someone who thinks “nah i can’t see them getting married and having kids cause i don’t think they feel that way about each other” you clearly did not read about the grunt-whimper (well, you can hc whatever you want. i respect all opinions. but i do think you need to re-consider and account for the grunt-whimper)
BECAUSE GRUNT-WHIMPER?? ONE GOOD KISS FROM PERCY IS MAKING ANNABETH CHASE GRUNT-WHIMPER?? IS THAT RICK’S “CHILD-APPROPRIATE” WAY OF SAYING SHE MOANED?? HE SHOULD HAVE JUST SAID SHE MOANED. GRUNT-WHIMPER IS SO MUCH WORSE. THAT GOES SO FAR BEYOND A MOAN. A MOAN IS TAME COMPARED TO A GRUNT-WHIMPER.
We all want to connect and there might be someone out there waiting to connect to you to be your friend. Your friendship is important. You can be a good friend. You can have friendships that are like found families. You will find a group of people who treats you well by who you are, not who you could be or do for them.