Arrakis, 21,1965 A.D.

Stillgar: Hold! We must pause here. The ankle strap on my still suit has worn thin and will soon tear. I must repair it before we move on. Otherwise, I risk losing moisture and giving up my water to Shai-Hulud before I am ready. Here in this stony outcrop, I can sit and make the repair without the risk of accidentally calling a worm.

Stillgar sits on a large rock and begins repairing his suit.

Stillgar: This strap should not have worn through so quickly. I will have to have a word with the craftsman, Ifiqar, when we return to Sietch Tabr.

Paul Muad’dib of The House Atreides who is also called Usul: (whispers) The Spice.

Stillgar: What?

Paul Muad’dib of The House Atreides who is also called Usul: Hmm?

Stillgar: I thought you said something. Anyway, I need to talk to Ifiqar. I mean, I get it. Sand wreaks havoc on everything and we are always up to our butts in sand around here. If sand was money, right?

Paul Muad’dib of The House Atreides who is also called Usul: (whispers) The Spice.

Stillgar: Did you say “the spice?”

Paul Muad’dib of The House Atreides who is also called Usul: Me? No, I didn’t say anything.

Stillgar: Oh. Because I keep hearing… Anyway, I’ll wrap this up and we can get moving again. Sand and heat. That’s what we have on Arrakis. Sure, it’s a dry heat and all that, but I don’t know why that’s so much better. True, I don’t have a whole lot of experience with wet heat…

Paul Muad’dib of The House Atreides who is also called Usul: (whispers) The Spice.

Stillgar: Are you seriously telling me that’s not you?

Paul Muad’dib of The House Atreides who is also called Usul: I have no idea what you’re talking about.

Stillgar: You’re doing that spooky shit, again.

Paul Muad’dib of The House Atreides who is also called Usul: Again, you’ve lost me.

Stillgar: You don’t remember last Thursday when you stared at a wall for three hours and then said you’d seen the future and that Bagnar the Lazy Eyed wasn’t in it? You had him freaked out for three days. He wouldn’t leave the Sietch. He kept making people smell his food. “Does this seem off to you?” The guy was a mess.

Paul Muad’dib of The House Atreides who is also called Usul: (struggling to keep a straight face) Prophecy can be difficult to interpret.

Stillgar: I bet. That stuff isn’t funny. You’re going to really screw somebody up and then you’re going to feel bad.

Paul Muad’dib of The House Atreides who is also called Usul: (looking off into the distance as if in a trance) I am pulled from the way by the strange words of one who questions his faith. I must shut out all distractions.

Stillgar: (turning back to his task) I got your distractions right here. If it wouldn’t be a waste of my water. We’ll see what Chani has to say about this.

Paul Muad’dib of The House Atreides who is also called Usul: (whispers) The…

Stillgar whips his head around and glares at Paul Muad’dib of The House Atreides who is also called Usul.

Paul Muad’dib of The House Atreides who is also called Usul stares at the horizon.

Stillgar tries to fake-out Paul Muad’dib of The House Atreides who is also called Usul.

Paul Muad’dib of The House Atreides who is also called Usul stares at the horizon.

Stillgar, reluctantly, hesitantly, turns back to secure his ankle strap.

Paul Muad’dib of The House Atreides who is also called Usul: (whispers) …Spice.

Stilgar: That’s it. You’re walking back alone.