Lies

Unbeknownst to Noel and the burly guard, Daneel stood up from his meditative position on top of the huge matrix of crystals and clapped his hands, satisfied with a job well done.

At the base of the crystals, sitting with her back to them was Selene, her eyes still closed and her face showing the pallour of one deep inside a meditative state. In three corners of the room, Mors, Alex, and the old man stood, their attention wandering until now but focused, at the moment, as they watched the two they had been charged with to protect blink, then look around as if everything was new to them.