Chapter 42
Posted: 27 Mar 2008 09:59
You cannot avoid the interplay of politics within an orthodox religion. This
power struggle permeates the training, educating and disciplining of the
orthodox community. Because of this pressure, the leaders of such a community
inevitably must face that ultimate internal question: to succumb to complete
opportunism as the price of maintaining their rule, or risk sacrificing
themselves for the sake of the orthodox ethic.
-from "Muad'Dib: The Religious Issues" by the Princess Irulan
Paul successfully mounts the worm and the rest of his band climb up to join him. Stilgar berates him for not calling for a second due to drum sand behind him. As the mudir of the sandride, it is up to Paul to chose their destination and he wants to go South to see his son and time to contemplate the future. Stilgar knows about the unrest among the young men and wants Paul to go raiding with them, but Paul insist on going South. They decide to stop at Cave of Birds at Habbanya Ridge for the evening meal and prayer when they spot a far off thopter. They dismount and hid in the sand until it passes. They think it is a smuggler scout looking for spice and decide to bait the sand with a false spice blow to teach the smugglers a lesson for going to far into Fremen territory and to let the men practice with the new weapons Paul has given them.
power struggle permeates the training, educating and disciplining of the
orthodox community. Because of this pressure, the leaders of such a community
inevitably must face that ultimate internal question: to succumb to complete
opportunism as the price of maintaining their rule, or risk sacrificing
themselves for the sake of the orthodox ethic.
-from "Muad'Dib: The Religious Issues" by the Princess Irulan
Paul successfully mounts the worm and the rest of his band climb up to join him. Stilgar berates him for not calling for a second due to drum sand behind him. As the mudir of the sandride, it is up to Paul to chose their destination and he wants to go South to see his son and time to contemplate the future. Stilgar knows about the unrest among the young men and wants Paul to go raiding with them, but Paul insist on going South. They decide to stop at Cave of Birds at Habbanya Ridge for the evening meal and prayer when they spot a far off thopter. They dismount and hid in the sand until it passes. They think it is a smuggler scout looking for spice and decide to bait the sand with a false spice blow to teach the smugglers a lesson for going to far into Fremen territory and to let the men practice with the new weapons Paul has given them.
