Chapter 07
Posted: 13 Feb 2008 17:44
The Universe is God's. It is one thing, a wholeness against which all
separations may be identified. Transient life, even that self-aware and
reasoning life which we call sentient, holds only fragile trusteeship on any
portion of the wholeness.
-Commentaries from the C.E.T. (Commission of Ecumenical Translators)
Gurney is reporting to Jessica on the interrogation of the people they captured at the landing field. He says many of them were Alia's people. Also, some of them, when deeply drugged would say "Jacurutu" and die, supposedly a "conditioned heart stopper". Jessica tells him that she and the Duke thought the Jacurutu legend was based on fact. She orders him to seek Jacurutu through the smugglers. Gurney of course has already initiated this action. Gurney fears for Jessica's safety, Alia is her enemy and the priesthood belongs to her. Jessica notes the exception to that of Javid who she believes hates the Atreides even though he hides it well. She reassures him she will spend the night at Seitch Tabr, after her last meeting of the day with the Master of the Novitiates.
separations may be identified. Transient life, even that self-aware and
reasoning life which we call sentient, holds only fragile trusteeship on any
portion of the wholeness.
-Commentaries from the C.E.T. (Commission of Ecumenical Translators)
Gurney is reporting to Jessica on the interrogation of the people they captured at the landing field. He says many of them were Alia's people. Also, some of them, when deeply drugged would say "Jacurutu" and die, supposedly a "conditioned heart stopper". Jessica tells him that she and the Duke thought the Jacurutu legend was based on fact. She orders him to seek Jacurutu through the smugglers. Gurney of course has already initiated this action. Gurney fears for Jessica's safety, Alia is her enemy and the priesthood belongs to her. Jessica notes the exception to that of Javid who she believes hates the Atreides even though he hides it well. She reassures him she will spend the night at Seitch Tabr, after her last meeting of the day with the Master of the Novitiates.