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Book One: Dune
“Myroomwassupposedtobesafe,too.Hawatsaid—”
“Itwasahunter-seeker,”sheremindedhim.“Thatmeanssomeoneinsidethehousetooperateit.Seekercontrolbeamshavealimitedrange.Thethingcould’vebeenspiritedinhereafterHawat’sinvestigation.”
Butshethoughtofthemessageoftheleaf:“...defectionofatrustedcompanionorlieutenant.”NotHawat,surely.Oh,surelynotHawat.
“Hawat’smenaresearchingthehouserightnow,”hesaid.“Thatseekeralmostgottheoldwomanwhocametowakeme.”
“TheShadoutMapes,”Jessicasaid,rememberingtheencounteratthestairs.
“Asummonsfromyourfatherto—”
“Thatcanwait,”Paulsaid.“Whydoyouthinkthisroom’ssafe?”
Shepointedtothenote,explainedaboutit.
Herelaxedslightly.
ButJessicaremainedinwardlytense,thinking:Ahunter-seeker!MercifulMother!Ittookallhertrainingtopreventafitofhystericaltrembling.
Paulspokematteroffactly:“It’stheHarkonnens,ofcourse.Weshallhavetodestroythem.”
Arappingsoundedattheairlockdoor—thecodeknockofoneofHawat’scorps.
“Comein,”Paulcalled.
ThedoorswungwideandatallmaninAtreidesuniformwithaHawatinsigniaonhiscapleanedintotheroom.“Thereyouare,sir,”hesaid.“Thehousekeepersaidyou’dbehere.”Heglancedaroundtheroom.“Wefoundacairninthecellarandcaughtamaninit.Hehadaseekerconsole.”
“I’llwanttotakepartintheinterrogation,”Jessicasaid.
“Sorry,myLady.Wemessedhimupcatchinghim.Hedied.”
“Nothingtoidentifyhim?”sheasked.
