His story is one of deep regret
His story is one of deep regret. He is her beloved brother, just two years older than Sylvia. They both were born and grew up on Caladan, where their parents farm a fertile land, not far from the shore. He went for two years military training in Caladan’s defence force, the CDF, and spent some time at the military academy on Arrakis. They are both aware of raids by the Empire on other independent planets, and of the creation of the Red coalition.
His regret is also about not warning Sylvia about it. The coalition is a mixed bag, consisting of genuine supporters of building a force capable of resisting the Empire’s encroachments on their independence, but also some rogue elements that were seeking opportunities to benefit from the troubles consequent to the Empire’s renewed ambitions.
a raid of forced conscription
So it was, that a small party of Imperial troopers had landed on Caladan, presumably on a raid of forced conscription, were promptly surrounded and made prisoners. However, in the confusion, some members of the CDF went missing in action. Robert was not found until three months later, wounded but alive and recovering with a local farmer’s family on the other side of the planet.
She was heartbroken and angry
Sylvia was desperate to find her brother, and ended up believing he was dead. Her parents attempted to to convince her to be patient, to no avail. She was heartbroken and angry, to the point of obsession. She thought Robert had been dying in some forests, lost for her and their family. Secretly she contacted the coalition. Their military organisation was looking for volunteers for newly formed reconnaissance units, charged with mapping out imperial strategic sites and sabotage.
These missions were deadly but at the time she was obsessed with revenge. She was offered training in their best centre, on Prima Secundus, the old Harkonnen planet. By the time Robert was found and had rejoined his parents at the farm, Sylvia was lost to them. He had his suspicion, however, and he attempted to contact the Coalition, but was told that they kept all records of communication with their military arm strictly secret.
Robert was in despair, unable to find out where his sister was, fearing the worst outcome. He regretted not trying to contact her a soon as he had recovered a little from his injuries, he was too slow, still confused about the significance of the raid. He spoke to his former officer in the CDF, who explained that all depended on what Sylvia had sought to do, if indeed she had volunteered to the coalition. Robert sunk into depression, thought he would never see his sister again.
deep conditioning training
In the meantime, Sylvia was trained and instructed for the most dangerous missions. She would soon enter deep conditioning training that would render her temporarily immune to the worst tortures and capable of acute concentration, in order to kill or destroy. This training would transform her into a murdering cyborg. A few months later, having taken several tests of her new abilities, she was briefed for her first mission.
Their parents had consulted with the leader of Caladan, who promised to seek whatever intelligence they could find, as to the location of their daughter. He also arranged for help for Robert, and a protection squad for themselves and their son, to be maintained until Sylvia’s fate had been discovered. Robert, once back to a healthier state of mind, swore to himself to find his sister.
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