The first thing that Daneel did after leaving the Energy Generator was that he chose a spot in the sky before casting a Hero-level anti-eavesdropping formation and fashioning a wooden chair out of thin air.
Dumping the Queen of Eldinor in that chair, Daneel folded his hands and cast a spell to awaken her.
He had knocked her out using a pretty strong and sudden blow to her head as he hadn't wanted to take any chances, so he had to wait for a few seconds while she woke up and looked around groggily, trying to understand who and where she was.
Before he proceeded to do anything, he first had to get the answer from her regarding what her choice would be.
So, he had no option but to wait while she gathered her bearings.
While waiting, he couldn't help but think back to the plan, and the amount of work he had to do.
