Her face is basically triangular and her features finely-chiseled, but her most compelling attribute is her eyes Large and almond-shaped, CORRINO RUGI 176 CORRINO SHADDAM they are the color of strong tea Almost umber in shadow, they change to orange when the light strikes them at just the right angle She moves about the Court with the grace and agility of a cat and just as silently Eves so, there is something about her demeanor that insists, I know who I am Very different from her four sisters she is a strange child in many ways (p 205) Valentine attributes this description to a Bene Gessent report filed m 10193 by Sister Mol ly Basutu, who spent nearly twenty years standard at the Padishah Emperor's Court training the girl The description is confirmed in Zaiwar Mignn's Life of Rugi Born m 10175, one >ear before her moth er died, Princess Rugi is generally regarded as the most intelligent and talented of Shaddam IV's daughters Why she fled Salusa Secundus immediately after her father's death in 10202 for Wallach IX is not known She claimed not to trust Count Hasimir Fennng, though no record of her specific concerns has ever been uncovered Nonetheless, she remained under the protection of the Bene Gessent until 10205 when she married Duke Aberae Montani, Smdar of the tropical and remote planet Grumman It is not known whether this marriage was part of the Bene Gessent breeding program, but hght may t>e shed upon this period of the Princess Rugi's life when the order's Master Breeding Records and Mating Index have been more thoroughly studied Under die protection of a powerful and wealthy Major House, her life was secure, and she eventually became heavily involved m the development of Grumman's arts, for which she is best remembered Credited with opening a 'Golden Age" for the planet s writers, artists, and musicians, she established & national museum, exhibitions and a performing arts program and enticed other wealthy families on Grumman's two continents and seven major islands to become heavily involved m the regional arts of their own areas She is credited with introducing the works of Harq af-Harba to Grumman Rugi bore two children Her daughter, Amertine Montani Harkonnen, was bom in 10228 and educated at Amber Academy, Indresloch University, and Kilderry Medical School, all in Indresloch, Grumman's Capi tal city Her son Armund, was born in 10230 and educated at Amber Academy and the Indres School of Fine Arts He became a master of the native painting style known as Ti bak and his pictures, which are highly valued as epitomizing the form, still hang m the National Museum at Indres As the daughter of Shaddam IV and the wife of a powerful Duke the Princess had unlimited opportunity to travel through the empire The remoteness of Grumman protected it and her from the worst social changes that swept over planets closer to Arrakis onte Muad Dib s jihad began to spread Rugi enjoyed the privilege of playing observer to