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Book Two: Muad‘dib
IfyouaretheBeneGesseritofthelegendwhosesonwillleadustoparadise....”Heshrugged.
Jessicasighed,thinking:SoourMissionariaProtectivaevenplantedreligioussafetyvalvesallthroughthishellhole.Ah,well...it’llhelp,andthat’swhatitwasmeanttodo.
Shesaid:“Theseeresswhobroughtyouthelegend,shegaveitunderthebindingofkaramaandijaz,themiracleandtheinimitabilityoftheprophecy—thisIknow.Doyouwishasign?”
Hisnostrilsflaredinthemoonlight.“Wecannottarryfortherites,”hewhispered.
JessicarecalledachartKyneshadshownherwhilearrangingemergencyescaperoutes.Howlongagoitseemed.Therehadbeenaplacecalled“SietchTabr”onthechartandbesideitthenotation:“Stilgar.”
“PerhapswhenwegettoSietchTabr,”shesaid.
Therevelationshookhim,andJessicathought:Ifonlyheknewthetricksweuse!Shemust’vebeengood,thatBeneGesseritoftheMissionariaProtectiva.
TheseFremenarebeautifullypreparedtobelieveinus.
Stilgarshifteduneasily.“Wemustgonow.”
Shenodded,lettinghimknowthattheyleftwithherpermission.
HelookedupatthecliffalmostdirectlyattherockledgewherePaulcrouched.“Youthere,lad:youmaycomedownnow.”HereturnedhisattentiontoJessica,spokewithanapologetictone:“Yoursonmadeanincredibleamountofnoiseclimbing.Hehasmuchtolearnlestheendangerusall,buthe’syoung.”
“Nodoubtwehavemuchtoteacheachother,”Jessicasaid.“Meanwhile,you’dbestseetoyourcompanionoutthere.Mynoisysonwasabitroughindisarminghim.
