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Book Two: Muad‘dib
ThecompanionpressedtwosquaresofgauzeintoStilgar’shand.Stilgarranthemthroughhisfingers,fixedonearoundJessica’sneckbeneathherhood,fittedtheotheraroundPaul’sneckinthesameway.
“Nowyouwearthekerchiefofthebakka,”hesaid.“Ifwebecomeseparated,youwillberecognizedasbelongingtoStilgar’ssietch.Wewilltalkofweaponsanothertime.”
Hemovedoutthroughhisbandnow,inspectingthem,givingPaul’sFremkitpacktooneofhismentocarry.
Bakka,Jessicathought,recognizingthereligiousterm:bakka—theweeper.
Shesensedhowthesymbolismofthekerchiefsunitedthisband.Whyshouldweepingunitethem?sheaskedherself.
StilgarcametotheyounggirlwhohadembarrassedPaul,said:“Chani,take
thechild-manunderyourwing.Keephimoutoftrouble.”
ChanitouchedPaul’sarm.“Comealong,child-man.”
Paulhidtheangerinhisvoice,said:“MynameisPaul.Itwerewellyou—”
“We’llgiveyouaname,manling,”Stilgarsaid,“inthetimeofthemihna,atthetestofaql.”
Thetestofreason,Jessicatranslated.ThesuddenneedofPaul’sascendancyoverrodeallotherconsideration,andshebarked,“Myson’sbeentestedwiththegomjabbar!”
Inthestillnessthatfollowed,sheknewshehadstrucktotheheartofthem.
“There’smuchwedon’tknowofeachother,”Stilgarsaid.“Butwetarryoverlong.Day-sunmustn’tfindusintheopen.”HecrossedtothemanPaulhadstruckdown,said,“Jamis,canyoutravel?”
Agruntansweredhim.“Surprisedme,hedid.’Twasanaccident.Icantravel.
