Even after the entire simulation broke apart and the four found themselves back in the room where they had started to undergo the test, Daneel and his sovereigns could only continue to stare at Perfect who was breathing heavily, as if he had run a marathon.
His face still contained all of the emotions from before, but apart from that, one other had been added – peace.
It was almost as if this was something that had been eating him up on the inside, and speaking it out loud had given him a sense of serenity that could not be equated to anything else.
Yet, it lingered only for a moment before he realized what the repercussions of his actions might be.
He rounded on the three, but by that time, Daneel had managed to recover.
Frowning, he said, "We can talk about it later. Let's get to the final test, first."
Perfect looked into Daneel's eyes for a few moments, and although he didn't know exactly what he saw there, he gulped and finally nodded.
