The Harkonnens abandon Dr. Kynes in the desert without supplies and without a stillsuit. He crawls along the sand, smelling the presence of spice everywhere. He knows the presence of so much spice puts him in an even more dangerous position. Remembering his father’s lectures on ecology, Kynes thinks about his options. He cannot wait for a sandworm to come. Instead, he tries to attract the birds and hope that their presence will alert the Fremen to a possible source of water. Kynes also recalls his father’s plans to make Arrakis more habitable but resents that the memories of his father are not helpful in this moment. The birds fly away, and Kynes hopes that the Fremen have come. Instead, he feels a rumbling in the sand. A trapped pocket of gas explodes, sucking Kynes beneath the sand forever.

Paul and Jessica are surrounded by a group of Fremen. The group is led by Stilgar, Duncan Idaho’s onetime ally. Stilgar recognizes Paul and—even though a Fremen named Jamis protests—accepts Paul into their tribe. Unlike Paul, Jessica is untrained in the Fremen’s desert ways. As such, they fear she will be a burden.