"Our conspiracy requires a lever," Scytale said. "And we know the abomination, his sister Alia, possesses this gene pattern. "We know his attributes," the Reverend Mother interrupted. "The Lady Jessica, I understand, remains on Caladan, but is in frequent communication with her son." "Or perhaps the Emperor's mother," Scytale said. To make sure the Reverend Mother understood, Scytale said: "Listening carefully to the teacher, one acquires an education." The pontificating fool was their major weakness. Scytale shrugged, a gesture designed solely for the Reverend Mother. "Earlier, you mentioned a ghost, a revenant with which we may contaminate the Emperor. "Save your praise for those who can be swayed by it," Irulan said. All else is nonsense, as most thinking beings come to realize." Every question can be boiled down to the one: 'Why is there anything?' Every religious, business and governmental question has the single derivative: 'Who will exercise the power?' Alliances, combines, complexes, they all chase mirages unless they go for the power. "What is this ghost?"īefore the Face Dancer could answer, Edric cleared his throat, said: "Let us not bandy philosophical nonsense. "The Atreides will defeat himself" Edric crowed.
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