Fascinating. [ he even leans in just a bit, peering at that curious condition with real interest dancing in his eyes. ] I should like to know more of this prescience, and of course of the venom— perhaps it would be worthy of a lecture. [ he can't help smirking at his own quip, though he doesn't truly mean it; he is limiting himself for now to the generic: only common, well known poisons. nothing to needlessly provoke too much excitement. ]
But indeed— fiefs of entire worlds are commonplace, even multiple held by one House. [ instantly he thinks, of course, of giedi prime and the quasi-fief of arrakis— arrakis, which piter is sure was destined to be house harkonnen's once more. it will bother him for quite a long time that he may never know whether or not his plan came to fruition. ]