On the cusp of asking about her teacher being a cat, he saw the two figures she added to the corner of the picture. His eyes grew at once both sad and longing. His twin. Ghanima was a clever girl, always glad to help, quick to laugh -- delightful. She deserved a far better life than what she would receive on Arrakis, always forced to play politician, given the responsibility of discovering how to help Leto die...
Leto took the drawing and pressed the edges together, though he didn't crease the paper. It was difficult to look at those two figures -- together on paper, and separate in life. He missed his sister.
"Thank you," he finally managed.
And then, when Maxine mentioned that she couldn't go in to see Wash, Leto wondered just who was watching after her. "Are you waiting for him to take you home?" he asked carefully.