And the Count saw one dung more that stayed his hand; and led him to betray his emperor after so many years of keeping faith As he had recognized Paul Muad'Dib for what be was, so had the other recognized him, and understood all the ways in which that single flaw had shaped and twisted his Me That understanding was a gift no one else had ever gives him The Count could not bring himself to kill m giver NOT could he, despite his anger, strike back at his emperor when Shaddam, enraged at his refusal, viciously cuffed him Instead he accepted the blow for die impotent gesture it was, counseled his former master through the painful details of selling up the Regency for Irulan, and took charge of pre paring Shaddam's household on Salusa Se cundus, the former prison planet to which the deposed emperor was exiled Once all of the proper arrangements had been made, Fennng returned briefly to the Court There he made arrangements of his own for transfer of his holdings, for the care of Lady Margot's> youngest daughter, Ehbsa, until she reached the age of admission for the Wallach IX school, and for passage for himself and his wife to Salusa Secundus where they joined Shaddam m his exile This companionship ended with Shaddam's death m 10202, the former emperor's health had declined steadily following his exile, and his early demise surprised no one, least of all the Count Fennng remained on Salusa Secundus-by this time no longer a harsh prison planet, but a world altered to suit the new emperor's description of it as a "garden world, full of gentle things' -until he too died in 10225, having spent the later years of his life in further study of the Bene Gessent techniques (A favorite remark of his, which amused Lady Margot tremendously but often offended her visiting sisters was that he was "more Bene Gessent than human ") Fennng's widow left Salusa Secundus in 10226 to serve as a teacher at the Wallach EC school Pupils who studied under her often remarked on the number of her teachings for which she gave credit to her late husband Further references ARRA NA BARON SHADDAM iv Lady Margot Fennng Arrakis and After Arrakis Studes 12 (Grumman United Worlds) Princess Irulan Atreides Corrino Count Fennng A Pro file Lib Conf Temp Ser 243 FENRING, LADY [MNGCIS] MARGOT.