The pressure that engulfed the area was so strong that those who hadn't broken through to become Champions felt as if they would be crushed into the ground if they didn't put up a resistance against it.
Faxul even lent his power to the weaker of the sovereigns, and it was only after a few moments that all of them managed to stabilize themselves enough to be able to look up.
The woman had had an unpleasant expression ever since she had arrived, but it was on another level now. Her eyes became bloodshot, and her lips curled in an unsavory fashion as she looked at the Head as if he was but an ant she was preparing to pinch to death.
Daneel was paying attention to the Champions who had come with her, too, and weirdly, he saw that after the Head's statement, they had all begun to back away for some reason.
They were doing it as surreptitiously as possible, but the fear and slight panic in their eyes was evident.
