Daneel had no idea what he was supposed to do.
He wasn't even clear whether he was supposed to hug back, so he could only awkwardly stand there while she sobbed onto his shoulders and made his royal cloak completely wet.
She cried for a full 10 minutes, which felt like the longest 10 minutes of Daneel's life.
During them, he had no option but to think about various things, as he couldn't figure out for the life of him why she was acting in this manner.
Was there something about his serious lack of knowledge regarding how to handle women that made him a ripe choice for any one who wanted to let their emotions out? After all, this wasn't even the first woman who was doing this… Eloise had once clung to him and cried in the same manner, and even though that case had been different, he couldn't help but notice the similarities and ruminate in this manner.