Yes, Sire

~Blog Post #3~

Topic C

May 1, 2015

By: Andrew Pono

In the beginning of Book II in Dune, Paul and Kynes negotiate and come up with a blackmail plan to remove the Emperor from power.  If the Emperor refused to give up his seat, Paul and Kynes would give information saying that the Emperor got help from the Sardaukar to try to destroy the Atreides, causing a united riot against him anyway.  At first Kynes and Paul argued with each other: Kynes not trusting Paul since he's still young, and Paul trying to use bribery of making Arrakis lush to gain Kynes' loyalty.  At the end however, Paul gains Kynes' loyalty by pledging his own in return.  The relationship between Paul and Kynes was in conflict since they both didn't trust each other, but grew in the end after pledging their loyalty to one another.  The only thing that made the two trust each other was that Paul admitted wrongdoing, something unusual for a Harkonnen, and made a solemn promise, something very sincere and true from the Atreides.  This relationship is significant because both Paul and Kynes are both leaders of their respective groups, and they need to work together in order to overthrow the Emperor.  Both Paul and Kynes want the Emperor to be out of power, so they had to come up with some solution to be able to work together, and pledging loyalty to one another worked flawlessly.