As the memory fragment that had been recorded perfectly by the system began to play, Daneel let out the breath he had been holding ever since the moment when everyone had risen up against him, and had almost foiled his plans.
Thankfully, as always, he had planned for all kinds of exigencies, and hence, he had immediately been able to deploy the one that resulted in this scene, where almost the entire continent was just now waking up and discovering themselves on the endless battlefield where there was only death and destruction, all around.
As he thought about it, he could not help but recall his own experience, which really had been the unseen shadow hanging over his shoulders whose weight he always felt, no matter what decision he was making.
