[quote=@Lone Wanderer]
<Snipped quote by Eisenhorn>

Splitting up? Don't make it too easy now. ;) 
It's a dangerous move but also a sensible one, a group of seven going everywhere is going to draw attention much more than a single person. 
[/quote]

Indeed, besides, the Arbites doesn't need people getting underfoot and being annoying and haughty in general (None of which is at his fault, not at all! *Sarcasm*)

EDIT: Posting now, and Atreides will be taking the dataslate along for safe keeping, barring someone trying to stop him.