The next day, to those who could enhance their vision enough, the Godking could be seen walking to and fro in front of his throne.
His head was bent and his brow was furrowed due to the thoughts in his head. There was no one around him, as they had all talked deep into the night forgetting all their responsibilities. When dawn approached, everyone had to leave to get back to what they had been postponing, and Daneel had watched them go sadly, wishing that this wouldn't be the last time that everyone gathered together like a family.
This wish had occupied his mind for quite some time, but right now, it was something else entirely that had made him go back to this old habit.
When the three assassins had asked for an audience an hour back, he had thought that it was just a normal update on the duties that they had been given. For this entire month, they had been hard at work as Daneel had made good on his promise to use them as much as he could.
