Likewise, I'm sure. [The duke says, kindly and without condescension.] At ease, Falco Grice.
[It's a casually quiet set of words, but given with a voice that knows command well. Leto recognized Falco's stance at once, the way that Paul would have expected him to, and he follows the gentle order by sitting on a log perpendicular to the one Paul and Falco have claimed so as to lead by example.]
How do you feel about fish? We have some fresh caught today.
[As if it's the most natural thing in the world to be joined at a fireside by a strange young teenager, Leto starts to unwrap the packet of fish he brought with him. Paul lets out a soft sigh of relief, and if Falco has found his way back to the log beside him, he'll offer the boy another reassuring nudge and a quietly whispered:]
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[It's a casually quiet set of words, but given with a voice that knows command well. Leto recognized Falco's stance at once, the way that Paul would have expected him to, and he follows the gentle order by sitting on a log perpendicular to the one Paul and Falco have claimed so as to lead by example.]
How do you feel about fish? We have some fresh caught today.
[As if it's the most natural thing in the world to be joined at a fireside by a strange young teenager, Leto starts to unwrap the packet of fish he brought with him. Paul lets out a soft sigh of relief, and if Falco has found his way back to the log beside him, he'll offer the boy another reassuring nudge and a quietly whispered:]
Good work.