Leto and Ghanima sneak out of Sietch Tabr and head toward The Attendant outcropping. They change into stillsuits and the cloaks gifted by Farad’n. Fully aware of the impending assassination attempt, they arm themselves with crysknives and maula pistols. Leto hopes that Stilgar will remember his words regarding his death at The Attendant and his instructions to protect Ghanima. With his limited prescience, Leto foresees that his death will be faked: Ghanima will report her brother’s demise and under self-hypnosis, she will believe that he is truly dead to make the ploy more convincing. The twins spy two Laza tigers prowling nearby and quickly scramble down the cleft in the rocks.

At Red Chasm Sietch under the protection of the Fedaykin, Jessica sends a message to Stilgar in Sietch Tabr that Alia is possessed and must undergo the trial of possession. The Fedaykin report that the twins are missing and bring in Duncan Idaho, whom Stilgar sent as a messenger. Jessica recalls her meeting with Leto and believes her grandchildren have escaped into the desert. She also remembers Leto’s instruction to allow herself to be abducted. She agrees to go with Duncan and reassures the Fedaykin that although Duncan is Alia’s husband, he is faithful to the Atreideses, while Alia is no longer an Atreides.