ORIGINAL ENGLISH PASSAGE
Despite the murderous nature of the plot he hoped to devise, the thoughts of Scytale, the Tleilaxu Face Dancer, returned again and again to rueful compassion.
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A character’s feelings do not automatically change the consequences of his actions. The coexistence of compassion and planned violence in one person matters.
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Frank Herbert
Dune Messiah · Scytale’s conspiracy scene
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