Leto awaits the Bene Gesserit delegation inside False Sietch, a sprawling free-form building that now serves as a school for the Museum Fremen. Moneo briefs him on recent events, including Duncan Idaho expressing confusion over past punishments and visiting the Ixian Ambassador. Leto instructs Moneo to prevent any liaisons between Duncan and Hwi Noree while sending Duncan out to patrol the Festival City. As the delegation approaches, Leto greets the Reverend Mothers Anteac and Luyseyal using the controlled feminine contralto voice of his grandmother Jessica to unnerve them.
The dialogue quickly turns to philosophy, power dynamics, and Leto physical evolution. The Reverend Mothers question Leto about his massive brain and the nature of his rule, while attempting to probe his vulnerabilities through pointed inquiries about community and conflict. Luyseyal secretly attempts to test Leto with a vial of spice essence, hoping it might act as a specific poison against him as it traditionally does against sandworms. Leto easily detects the deception, exposes their intentions, and forces them to surrender the vial as tribute, while mocking their market mentality and the parsimony of the Sisterhood.
The conversation then shifts toward rising political threats, specifically concerning the Ixians and persistent rumors of a developing artificial intelligence or mechanical brain that could simulate human thinking and predict Leto actions. Although the Reverend Mothers express deep anxiety regarding automation and the potential violation of the Butlerian Jihad, Leto remains entirely dismissive of their fears. He argues that true intelligence must confront novel challenges rather than hide behind rigid historical proscriptions.
Duncan Idaho abruptly interrupts the meeting to report violent raiding parties hunting wolves across the city and the Forbidden Forest. Leto calmly issues precise tactical instructions for ambushes, demonstrating his profound psychological insight into Idaho lingering loyalties and internal doubts. Following Idaho departure, Leto instructs Anteac to report back to her superiors that he prefers predators to prey. He concludes the audience by telling Moneo to replace the lost natural wolves in the forest with human equivalents.