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Dune Book I, Chapter 11

By Frank Herbert

Book I, Chapter 11

Leto is a wee bit upset over the attempted assassination of his son.
Leto thinks about his home planet of Caladan and realizes he could never think of a planet like Arrakis as home. He hopes Paul will be able to make it a home, all the same.
A shuttle arrives, and Leto goes to meet his men. Gurney Halleck is among them.
Leto and Gurney Halleck greet each other, and Leto pulls his old friend aside for a brief chitchat.
Leto has two jobs for Gurney. First, Gurney's to send some of his men to back up Hawat's at the main gate. Second, Gurney will go to a shuttle leaving the planet and convince as many spice hunters as he can to stay on the planet. They are valuable workers.
Despite just getting off the shuttle, Gurney is willing and able. So, either they've cured jetlag in the future, or Gurney is straight up the man.
Leto dismisses his friend and then gives the propaganda man a message for his men. Then he thinks again about how they tried to take Paul's life. Yeah… he's not mad at all.