Pages 430-480 Summary

Teg rides with Muzzafar through a beam enfilading system to one of the places wrongly deemed safe by Bene Gesserit Security. Teg registers the differences in the system since his first tour. Scanlyzers read every space and at the push of a button turn intruders into small chunks of meat. Muzzafar warns Teg that the Honored Matre is most powerful and intolerant of disobedience. He has taken the liberty of having a new uniform made for Teg, but there is no time for a bath. Double vision alerts Teg to danger but not imminent violence. The room is clearly designed for high-level business, with melange the probable currency. Teg knows that the Honored Matre is observing them as he notes no great changes since his previous visit. There is a narrow table and four admiral's chairs. There are no windows and...