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Chapter 13

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Many things we do naturally become difficult only when we try to make them
intellectual subjects. It is possible to know so much about a subject that you
become totally ignorant.

-Mentat Text Two (dicto)

Odrade goes to dine with the acolytes and their proctors. She does this periodically to judge the true state of Chapterhouse. This can't be deducted through the masks of full sister but can by the acolytes. While eating, she decides to go visit Sheeana and prepare her to take Tamalane's place on her council. The Acolyte seated next to her clears her throat a couple of times then finally gathers enough courage to speak to Mother Superior. She's making the map for Odrade's quarters, and has submitted a report on the orchards around central to her, either action must be taken to save the orchards or they must be abandoned to the approaching desert. Odrade asks her to repeat the report verbatim, which she does. While thinking of a response, simulflow intrudes with memories of her thopter training with an inept acolyte who nearly kills them. The instructor grounds her and she asks Odrade to tell him to let her try. She remembers a joke written on a bathroom mirror, "Silence is often the best thing to say". She decides to respond with humor and asks the acolyte in the dinning hall how she would like to be a horse. She doesn't understand and Odrade asks her how her meal was. Strerggi doesn't think it was horse and Odrade laughs, for which she is thankfull. She explains that she wants her to carry a child on her shoulders and to report to her quarters the next morning. Odrade decides it's time for Duncan to awaken the ghola Teg's memories.
They were destroyed because they lied pretentiously. Have no fear that my wrath
will fall upon you because of your innocent mistakes.

~Leto II, God Emperor
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