y other, knew it When he was presented a chance to remedy his lack in 10218, by Dunean Idaho's delivery of Jessica herself to House Comno, he accepted at once It was with Farad'n s acquisition of-in his own words-& "renegade Bene Gessent of (his) own'' that the events were put into motion which determined the young man's quite unexpected destiny As condition to her declaring herself a Bene Gessent plenipotentiary responsible for educating Farad'n, Jessica demanded he denounce and banish Wensicia, giving as cause her machinations m the "death" of the young Leto n, her new pupil accepted the solution to his own dilemma concerning his mother with a most unfihal haste By mis action, he Temoved himself forever from any further Corrmo influence What happened over the course of the months Farad'n spent in training with the Lady Jessica is simply enough stated he threw himself passionately into her teachings, eventually becoming one of a very rare breed, a male Bene Gessent Jessica's motivations for instructing Farad'n have sparked considerable controversy The Lady had trained her own son and daughter without making converts nf them as an untrusted member of the Sisterhood, she might be expected to be in no more hurry to add to their ranks by initiating the heir to House Cornno A few cynical scholars-most notably, Bram of Talos-have suggested that this act on Jessica's part was no more than a taking of revenge, that she believed the best way to avenge her grandson was to force Wenwcid's btunshment and subvert Farad n While this "eye for an eye rationale may well have played a part m determining Jessica's decision, it is blatant disregard for her well documented subtle intellect to imply that there was no other reason By introducing Farad n to the Sisterhood, Jessica first ensured his loyalty to her, as teacher and mentor, beyond that which might normally occur While this devotion could not be trusted never to give way-as witness Jessica's turning from her own mentor, the Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam-it could be depended upon for a good deal The advantages to Jessica of having the young man firmly on her own side were manyfold chief among them however, were two First, she could be assured that he would preserve her life, rather than allowing her to be murdered by his Sardaukar when her usefulness was ended, as several of his offi cers suggested during Jessica s tenure on Salusa Secundus Second she would have an ally at her side in her battle against her daughter, Aha With Farad'n s help, she stood a far better chance ot b