Quique) NAPES, SHADOOF. The first Fremen con tact of the Lady Jessica and Paul Atreides Little has emerged of M apes' early life, although the Princess irulan wrote that Paul spoke of the Shadout as a shining example of Fremen womanhood Her memory was held m deep respect within Sietch Tabr for her rebel activities and her enormous kaowl edge of the ntes and traditions of Fremen lore to which she had dedicated her life even to the loss of her husband and children Nothing detailed is known of this shadowy legend prior to her appointment in the ducal household as head housekeeper It has been assumed that during the Harkonnen period she acted m the important capacity of espio nage chief, for no other reason would have induced a woman of her background and rank to work as servant to a hated house The tide Shadout translates as ' 'well dipper' Due to the earlier presence on Arrakis of a Bene Gessent who followed faithfully the directives of the Missionana Protectiva in planting religious patterning, thebe impldnted myths were widely used not only in the religious ntes but also in everyday sietch life, based as it was on the hunting mythos Usually daughter of a sietch chief,, a Well Dipper served the all-important function of trapping and bagging the liquid exhalation of a dying maker known as the Water of Life " Many Well Dippers went on to be come Sayyadma or Reverend Mothers but it is likely that Mapes exhibited early signs of the sensitmt} to others and the penchant for question dnd evaluation that made her mvalu able as a spy, which diverted her role from religion to rebellion When Mapes was entrusted with the mission of measuring Jessica, the Bene Gesent training alerted the Duke's Lady to the necessi ty of impressing the Shadout and correctly answering the vital question of the meaning of the crysknife The way was paved by the Well Dipper's report to Stilgar insuring the fugitives' reception and eventual acceptance The rehgio mysticism of the Fremen and Jessica's rapid interpretation and use of this information proved a more effective protec tion than Liet-Kynes' directive Jessica passed Mapes' test so well that the Shadout offered the waters of her own body to blood the gifted blade Fortunately her sacrifice was postponed until she had relayed her certainty that Jessica was the one who brought the Lisan al-Gaib G K Further references ATREIDES JESMCA MISSIONARY PROTECTIVA Jarrel Oslo Frem