Despite the situation, Daneel felt his heart fill up with warmth when he saw all those in front of him.
Even the most headstrong of the sovereigns had stopped thinking for themselves, and were waiting for him to reveal the plan. He could tell that they had recognized the scenario they were in as one that they had seen many times before, when Daneel had carried out a perfect plan, step-by-step, before revealing everything at the end.
But this time, he would not be doing so.
'The end… will mean that most of you will be dead. Who will I be able to talk to, then?'
The thought made his throat clog up for a second. His eyes itched and his tongue felt dry.
It passed in a few seconds, and when it did so, it left Daneel with the realization that this was a blow that he would need a long time to recover from.
