Daneel was sitting along with his Sovereigns while waiting for the news regarding the meeting.
He had called them all beforehand so that he could directly discuss with them regarding the matter when it became known, and when he heard everything, he couldn't help but heave another sigh of relief as their actions were actually under his expectations.
He had already expected that the Head would be held up in some manner, and he hadn't been able to figure out exactly how the Church would accomplish that. Well, now he knew.
Indeed, now, he suspected whether that Hero who had suggested all this was actually acting on the direction of the Church, which was still possible without giving any oath because there was always a grey area in any oath that was made.