To the onlookers, it looked as if the Head and the King of Lanthanor were appalled because something horrendous had happened.
Yet…for the life of them, they couldn't understand why that was the case.
And as for Luther, who was looking at everything through a display trinket that was set up so that he could see everything as if he was seeing through Daneel's eyes…he was ecstatic.
"Well done, My King! Forget what I said before! You do have a knack for this!"
As the King heard this and cracked a smile in amusement, the spell that seemed to have been cast over the atmosphere finally broke, because Dave, who was actually still in one piece, had woken up and was groggily looking around.
"Wh-what? I-I felt the most terrible pain! I was burning into ashes…right?"
"Wrong."
As Daneel triumphantly said this, the Head pointed a finger, and Dave fell unconscious.
