By the time Daneel and the rest returned to the room, they had very grave expressions on their faces, and as Perfect saw this, he said, "I guess you found out. Yes, this is the strange village that everyone who takes this test is placed in. You either build a bond with your teammates and stand in solidarity, or that blight, whatever it is, will destroy everything. Basically, your consciousness will not find a way back to your body. I only know this much… Those whom I talked to were not willing to tell me more. And if you're wondering why I did so much research and was still prepared to let the Nightmare Dungeon go… It was because I have no intention to play with my life, which I treasure very, very much."
Hearing this, Daneel nodded, as he had expected as much.
Whoever had thought of this was either crazy or brilliant, because it was both vague and specific at the same time. What was a bond, anyway?
