The Vanguard

The closer he got, the more details he was able to see. For instance, the walls were not complete, yet. At some places, individuals were standing dressed in the white robes of the Church with their hands aloft, nudging the thick substance that they seemed to be conjurinh out of thin air to appear and shield them.

Their faces were also covered, but as soon as they saw him, they could not hide the shiver that went through their bodies.

Daneel smiled grew wider as he saw this, as he knew that they had been hoping that they would be able to finish this task before they arrived.

The assassins had been right: this was the perfect time to attack, as if they came after the walls were done, they would have had to lay siege while actively using up their Energy resources to fend off the stormy sky above.

With panicked motions, the members of the Church tried to hasten the creation of the cream-colored walls, but Daneel was too quick for them.