Chani has seen Jamis deal death before: swift and elegant, a contrast to Arrakis' slow, cruel pace. Those who fall at his hand have their water restored to the tribe, but no trace of their memories remains even in the Reverend Mothers' visions. So she waits to see the boy-child defeated, to preserve his last breaths in her recollections--but when he survives, she finds that she cannot look away.