"So, the Baptism has already started?"
"Yes, he must be experiencing it now. However, like I told you, we can pull him out, and then let it start again. Only…subsequent tries are always harder, for various reasons. Do you wish to pull him out?"
Pacing around the room, Daneel kept glancing at Faxul, whose eyes were twitching as if he had had a bad dream.
He had just asked Drakos what he was supposed to do to give Faxul the choice, but he had received this answer.
Daneel had been thinking that he would have to just wake Faxul up, or something, following which his friend would definitely choose to face the danger.
Yet, as he heard this, Daneel hesitated.
How sure was he of Faxul's answer?
The answer was: pretty damn sure.
