Right after Daneel made the proclamation regarding the conclusion that they had all come to, all of them sank into deep thought as they began to reflect on what they had just seen during their vision.
It was clear by now that each of them had seen different things, and they were all corresponding to what they had experienced in their lives. Daneel didn't yet know just how that tree, which was definitely the one responsible for what had happened, had managed to do it, but it almost seemed like another hypnotization which placed one in a situation where they would be able to be exposed to their drawbacks, or whatever thoughts they had hidden within themselves which needed to come to light.
In that sense, the Great Bond was essentially a repair mechanism, by which the villagers were mending the bonds between themselves to ensure that the blight would not attack again.
