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Book Three: The Prophet
Productionwilldropoff.YoucanremoveRabbanandtakeoveryourself...tocorrectthemess.”
“Itfits,”theBaronsaid.“ButIcanfeelmyselftiringofallthis.I’mpreparinganothertotakeoverArrakisforme.”
Hawatstudiedthefatroundfaceacrossfromhim.Slowlytheoldsoldier-spybegantonodhishead.“Feyd-Rautha,”hesaid.“Sothat’sthereasonfortheoppressionnow.You’reverydeviousyourself,Baron.Perhapswecanincorporatethesetwoschemes.Yes.YourFeyd-RauthacangotoArrakisastheirsavior.Hecanwinthepopulace.Yes.”
TheBaronsmiled.Andbehindhissmile,heaskedhimself:Now,howdoesthisfitinwithHawat’spersonalscheming?
AndHawat,seeingthathewasdismissed,aroseandleftthered-walledroom.Ashewalked,hecouldnotputdownthedisturbingunknownsthatcroppedintoeverycomputationaboutArrakis.ThisnewreligiousleaderthatGurneyHalleckhintedatfromhishidingplaceamongthesmugglers,thisMuad’Dib.
PerhapsIshouldnothavetoldtheBarontoletthisreligionflourishwhereitwill,evenamongthefolkofpanandgraben,hetoldhimself.Butit’swellknownthatrepressionmakesareligionflourish.
AndhethoughtaboutHalleck’sreportsonFremenbattletactics.ThetacticssmackedofHalleckhimself...andIdaho...andevenofHawat.
DidIdahosurvive?heaskedhimself.
Butthiswasafutilequestion.HedidnotyetaskhimselfifitwaspossiblethatPaulhadsurvived.HeknewtheBaronwasconvincedthatallAtreidesweredead.TheBeneGesseritwitchhadbeenhisweapon,theBaronadmitted.
