“Unfortunately,” the Emperor said, “I only sent in five troop carriers with a light attack force to pick up prisoners for questioning. We barely got away with three prisoners and one carrier. Mind you, Baron, my Sardaukar were almost overwhelmed by a force composed mostly of women, children, and old men. This child here was in command of one of the attacking groups.”
“You see, Your Majesty!” the Baron said. “You see how they are!”
“I allowed myself to be captured,” the child said. “I did not want to face my brother and have to tell him that his son had been killed.”
O Sardaukar reivindicou a criança Alia estava no comando de um número de combatentes Fremen e reconheceu que Alia era um prisioneiro suficientemente importante para ser levado a bordo do (muito poucos) ofício que conseguiu escapar da batalha.