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.All thefabricated charges mean nothing, and the paper shield of the law lies torn intoshreds.The Emperor intends to destroy us, and we cannot fight House Corrino,especially against treachery such as this.I don't doubt that the Landsraadwill stall and then pounce upon the spoils of war." Glowering, he squared hisbroad shoulders and stood straighter."We will take our family atomics andshields and flee beyond the reach of the Imperium."Pilru bit back an outcry."Going.renegade, my Lord? What about the restof us?""Unfortunately, we have no choice, Cammar.It's the only way we can escape withour lives.I want you to contact the Guild and request emergency transport.Invoke any favors they owe us.The Guildsmen observed your session with theEmperor, so they know our situation.Tell them we want to take our militaryforces with us, too -- what little we have left." Dominic hung his head."Inever imagined it would come to this.thrust from our Palace and our cities."The Ambassador nodded stiffly, then departed through the shimmer of a shieldeddoorway.One wall of the administrative center flashed alive with four projections onseparate panels of battles raging all over the planet -- color scenestransmitted by portable comeyes.Ixian losses continued to mount.Shaking his head, Dominic said, "Now we must speak to our closest friends andretainers and inform them of the dangers they will face if they accompany us.It will be much more difficult and dangerous to flee with us than to besubjugated by the Tleilaxu.No one will be forced to go with us; it will bevolunteers only.As a renegade House, all of our family members and supporterswill be hunted by glory-seekers.""Bounty hunters," Shando said, her voice heavy with mingled sorrow and anger."You and I will have to separate, Dominic -- to throw them off our trail andincrease our chances."On the wall, two image panels fizzled out, as the Tleilaxu found transmittingcomeyes and disabled them. Dominic softened his voice."Later, after our House and planet have beenrestored to us, we'll remember what we did here and what was said.This ishistory.High drama.Let me tell you a little story, a parallel case study.""I do enjoy your stories," she said with a gentle smile on her strong yetdelicate face.Her hazel eyes danced."Very well, what will we tell ourgrandchildren?"Momentarily he focused on a fresh crack in the ceiling and water that trickleddown a wall."Salusa Secundus was once the Imperial capital world.Do you knowwhy they moved it to Kaitain?""Some problem with atomics," she replied."Devastation on Salusa.""According to the Imperial version, it was an unfortunate accident.But HouseCorrino only says that because they don't want to give people ideas.The truthis that another renegade family, a Great House whose name was stripped fromhistorical records, managed to land on Salusa with their family atomics.In adaring raid they bombed the capital and set off an ecological catastrophe.Theworld still hasn't recovered.""An attack with atomics? I didn't know that.""Afterward the survivors moved the Imperial throne to Kaitain, in a different,more secure solar system, where young Emperor Hassik III rebuilt thegovernment." Seeing the concern on his wife's face, he drew her closer and heldher tightly."We won't fail, my love."The last wall panels fizzled and went dead as the Tleilaxu knocked out theremaining comeyes.In the Imperium there exists the "principle of the individual," noble but rarelyutilized, whereby a person who violates a written law in a situation of extremeperil or need can request a special session of the court of jurisdiction inorder to explain and support the necessity of his actions.A number of legalprocedures derive from this principle, among them the Drey Jury, the BlindTribunal, and the Trial by Forfeiture.-Law of the Imperium: CommentariesDespite disastrous military losses during the unexpected revolt, many secretplaces still remained on Ix.Centuries ago, during the paranoid times afterHouse Vernius took over the machine operations, engineers sworn to secrecy hadlaid down an unrecorded honeycomb of transmission-shielded rooms, algae-chambers, and hideouts masked from discovery by remarkable Ixian ingenuity.Itwould take centuries for an enemy to ferret them out; even the ruling House hadforgotten half of them. Guided by Captain Zhaz and the troop of personal bodyguards, Leto and Rhomburconcealed themselves in an algae-walled chamber, which was entered via an accesstube that led upward into the crust of the planet.Routine enemy scans woulddetect only the life signs of the algae, since massive dampening fieldssurrounded the rest of the isolated chamber."We'll only have to stay here a few days," Rhombur said, struggling to recapturehis usual optimism."Surely by then, Landsraad or Imperial forces will havecome to our rescue, and House Vernius can begin rebuilding Ix.Things will allwork out."Narrowing his eyes, Leto remained silent.If his suspicions were correct, itcould well take much longer than that."This chamber is just a rendezvous point, Master Rhombur," Captain Zhaz said."We'll await the Earl and follow his orders."Rhombur nodded vigorously."Yes, my father'll know what to do.He's been inplenty of challenging military situations before." He smiled brightly."Someof them with your own father, Leto."Leto clapped a strong hand on the other Prince's shoulder, in a display ofsupport for his friend.But he didn't know how many of Dominic Vernius'sprevious battle engagements had been desperate defensive measures like this; itwas Leto's impression that Dominic's victories in the past had always beenoverwhelming charges against crumbling groups of rebels.Remembering what his father had taught him -- know the details of yoursurroundings in any difficult circumstance -- Leto took a moment to inspecttheir hideaway.He searched for escape routes, vulnerable points.The algae-chamber had been hacked out of solid crustal rock, with an outer shell of thickgreen growth that gave the air a sour, organic taint.The bolt-hole had fourapartments, an extensive kitchen complete with survival supplies, and a last-chance emergency ship that could make low-planetary orbit.Frictionless, noiseless machinery operated nullentropy bins at the core of thechamber, keeping food and beverages fresh.Other bins contained clothing,weapons, filmbooks, and clever Ixian games for hidden refugees to while away thetime.The endless waiting could be the most difficult part of this protectedsanctuary, and boredom was an often-overlooked part of isolation and escape.The Ixians, though, had thought of all necessary preparations.It was already evening, as determined by their chronos.Zhaz set up his guardsin the outer corridors and at the camouflaged doorhatch.Rhombur rattled off anendless stream of questions, most of which the captain could not answer: Whatwas going on outside? Did they dare hope to be freed by Ixian loyalists, orwould Tleilaxu invaders imprison them, or worse? Would an Ixian come to notifyRhombur of the death of his parents? Why hadn't the others shown up at therendezvous point yet? Did they have any idea how much of the capital city ofVernii remained intact? If not, who could find out for them?The klaxon of an intruder warning interrupted him.Someone was trying to enterthe chamber [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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.All thefabricated charges mean nothing, and the paper shield of the law lies torn intoshreds.The Emperor intends to destroy us, and we cannot fight House Corrino,especially against treachery such as this.I don't doubt that the Landsraadwill stall and then pounce upon the spoils of war." Glowering, he squared hisbroad shoulders and stood straighter."We will take our family atomics andshields and flee beyond the reach of the Imperium."Pilru bit back an outcry."Going.renegade, my Lord? What about the restof us?""Unfortunately, we have no choice, Cammar.It's the only way we can escape withour lives.I want you to contact the Guild and request emergency transport.Invoke any favors they owe us.The Guildsmen observed your session with theEmperor, so they know our situation.Tell them we want to take our militaryforces with us, too -- what little we have left." Dominic hung his head."Inever imagined it would come to this.thrust from our Palace and our cities."The Ambassador nodded stiffly, then departed through the shimmer of a shieldeddoorway.One wall of the administrative center flashed alive with four projections onseparate panels of battles raging all over the planet -- color scenestransmitted by portable comeyes.Ixian losses continued to mount.Shaking his head, Dominic said, "Now we must speak to our closest friends andretainers and inform them of the dangers they will face if they accompany us.It will be much more difficult and dangerous to flee with us than to besubjugated by the Tleilaxu.No one will be forced to go with us; it will bevolunteers only.As a renegade House, all of our family members and supporterswill be hunted by glory-seekers.""Bounty hunters," Shando said, her voice heavy with mingled sorrow and anger."You and I will have to separate, Dominic -- to throw them off our trail andincrease our chances."On the wall, two image panels fizzled out, as the Tleilaxu found transmittingcomeyes and disabled them. Dominic softened his voice."Later, after our House and planet have beenrestored to us, we'll remember what we did here and what was said.This ishistory.High drama.Let me tell you a little story, a parallel case study.""I do enjoy your stories," she said with a gentle smile on her strong yetdelicate face.Her hazel eyes danced."Very well, what will we tell ourgrandchildren?"Momentarily he focused on a fresh crack in the ceiling and water that trickleddown a wall."Salusa Secundus was once the Imperial capital world.Do you knowwhy they moved it to Kaitain?""Some problem with atomics," she replied."Devastation on Salusa.""According to the Imperial version, it was an unfortunate accident.But HouseCorrino only says that because they don't want to give people ideas.The truthis that another renegade family, a Great House whose name was stripped fromhistorical records, managed to land on Salusa with their family atomics.In adaring raid they bombed the capital and set off an ecological catastrophe.Theworld still hasn't recovered.""An attack with atomics? I didn't know that.""Afterward the survivors moved the Imperial throne to Kaitain, in a different,more secure solar system, where young Emperor Hassik III rebuilt thegovernment." Seeing the concern on his wife's face, he drew her closer and heldher tightly."We won't fail, my love."The last wall panels fizzled and went dead as the Tleilaxu knocked out theremaining comeyes.In the Imperium there exists the "principle of the individual," noble but rarelyutilized, whereby a person who violates a written law in a situation of extremeperil or need can request a special session of the court of jurisdiction inorder to explain and support the necessity of his actions.A number of legalprocedures derive from this principle, among them the Drey Jury, the BlindTribunal, and the Trial by Forfeiture.-Law of the Imperium: CommentariesDespite disastrous military losses during the unexpected revolt, many secretplaces still remained on Ix.Centuries ago, during the paranoid times afterHouse Vernius took over the machine operations, engineers sworn to secrecy hadlaid down an unrecorded honeycomb of transmission-shielded rooms, algae-chambers, and hideouts masked from discovery by remarkable Ixian ingenuity.Itwould take centuries for an enemy to ferret them out; even the ruling House hadforgotten half of them. Guided by Captain Zhaz and the troop of personal bodyguards, Leto and Rhomburconcealed themselves in an algae-walled chamber, which was entered via an accesstube that led upward into the crust of the planet.Routine enemy scans woulddetect only the life signs of the algae, since massive dampening fieldssurrounded the rest of the isolated chamber."We'll only have to stay here a few days," Rhombur said, struggling to recapturehis usual optimism."Surely by then, Landsraad or Imperial forces will havecome to our rescue, and House Vernius can begin rebuilding Ix.Things will allwork out."Narrowing his eyes, Leto remained silent.If his suspicions were correct, itcould well take much longer than that."This chamber is just a rendezvous point, Master Rhombur," Captain Zhaz said."We'll await the Earl and follow his orders."Rhombur nodded vigorously."Yes, my father'll know what to do.He's been inplenty of challenging military situations before." He smiled brightly."Someof them with your own father, Leto."Leto clapped a strong hand on the other Prince's shoulder, in a display ofsupport for his friend.But he didn't know how many of Dominic Vernius'sprevious battle engagements had been desperate defensive measures like this; itwas Leto's impression that Dominic's victories in the past had always beenoverwhelming charges against crumbling groups of rebels.Remembering what his father had taught him -- know the details of yoursurroundings in any difficult circumstance -- Leto took a moment to inspecttheir hideaway.He searched for escape routes, vulnerable points.The algae-chamber had been hacked out of solid crustal rock, with an outer shell of thickgreen growth that gave the air a sour, organic taint.The bolt-hole had fourapartments, an extensive kitchen complete with survival supplies, and a last-chance emergency ship that could make low-planetary orbit.Frictionless, noiseless machinery operated nullentropy bins at the core of thechamber, keeping food and beverages fresh.Other bins contained clothing,weapons, filmbooks, and clever Ixian games for hidden refugees to while away thetime.The endless waiting could be the most difficult part of this protectedsanctuary, and boredom was an often-overlooked part of isolation and escape.The Ixians, though, had thought of all necessary preparations.It was already evening, as determined by their chronos.Zhaz set up his guardsin the outer corridors and at the camouflaged doorhatch.Rhombur rattled off anendless stream of questions, most of which the captain could not answer: Whatwas going on outside? Did they dare hope to be freed by Ixian loyalists, orwould Tleilaxu invaders imprison them, or worse? Would an Ixian come to notifyRhombur of the death of his parents? Why hadn't the others shown up at therendezvous point yet? Did they have any idea how much of the capital city ofVernii remained intact? If not, who could find out for them?The klaxon of an intruder warning interrupted him.Someone was trying to enterthe chamber [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]