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Book Three: The Prophet
“Youthinkitbadofmetosaythisnow,”Stilgarsaid.“Itismyduty.Ithinkofyourworthtothetroop.Ifyouhadstumbledintothatdrumsand,themakerwould’veturnedtowardyou.”
Inspiteofasurgeofanger,PaulknewthatStilgarspokethetruth.IttookalongminuteandthefulleffortofthetraininghehadreceivedfromhismotherforPaultorecaptureafeelingofcalm.“Iapologize,”hesaid.“Itwillnothappenagain.”
“Inatightposition,alwaysleaveyourselfasecondary,someonetotakethemakerifyoucannot,”Stilgarsaid.“Rememberthatweworktogether.Thatway,we’recertain.Weworktogether,eh?”
HeslappedPaul’sshoulder.
“Weworktogether,”Paulagreed.
“Now,”Stilgarsaid,andhisvoicewasharsh,“showmeyouknowhowtohandleamaker.Whichsideareweon?”
Paulglanceddownatthescaledringsurfaceonwhichtheystood,notedthecharacterandsizeofthescales,thewaytheygrewlargerofftohisright,smallertohisleft.Everyworm,heknew,movedcharacteristicallywithonesideupmorefrequently.Asitgrewolder,thecharacteristicup-sidebecameanalmostconstantthing.Bottomscalesgrewlarger,heavier,smoother.Topscalescouldbetoldbysizealoneonabigworm.
Shiftinghishooks,Paulmovedtotheleft.Hemotionedflankersdowntoopensegmentsalongthesideandkeepthewormonastraightcourseasitrolled.
Whenhehaditturned,hemotionedtwosteersmenoutofthelineandintopositionsahead.
“Ach,haiiiii-yoh!”heshoutedinthetraditionalcall.Theleft-sidesteersmanopenedaringsegmentthere.
