[A flare of childish indignation -- she hasn't lived it yet, she doesn't know. Alia knows the only advantage she has now is knowledge, and she should hold her insight close to her chest, but she lets it slip:] Difficult to teach from off-world. Irulan did her best, I suppose, but it was hardly sufficient, with her other distrations.
Nothing endangers Paul. A mosquito could sooner endanger a sandworm, than this place cause any harm to a god.
[A lie, a blatant one, one that will be seen through instantaneously, should Jessica learn of October's events. Still, better to fail her mother now, early on, rather than entertain any idea that it could be different, here.]
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Nothing endangers Paul. A mosquito could sooner endanger a sandworm, than this place cause any harm to a god.
[A lie, a blatant one, one that will be seen through instantaneously, should Jessica learn of October's events. Still, better to fail her mother now, early on, rather than entertain any idea that it could be different, here.]