As Daneel and the rest were walking through the dark corridor they had entered while acpanied by the sentient bone that was currently being held by Faxul, the King of Lanthanor suddenly felt a pang in his heart that made him turn around, almost as if he felt someone calling to him from behind him.
Of course, there was no one there, but to his side, Daneel saw that Elanev had had the same reaction.
Their eyes met, and together, they understood what must be going on.
Eloise.
On the continent of Angaria, there had always been miraculous stories about the power of affection, which sometimes seemed to transcend all bounds of logic.
Multiple stories about how a lover in a pair would know that the other was hurt even though they should have no idea that it had happened, or how a son or daughter would know that there was something wrong with their parents at home even though they had no means of keeping an eye on them could be heard if one cared to go through the many, many villages and towns of the continent and ask about such occurrences, which would always be talked about with pride, as they were taken as a sign that their village, or town or city had been blessed by those whose bond was true.
Daneel had heard about this, but as he came from Earth, he knew the power of rumors. Hence, after some perfunctory investigation, he had dismissed it as farfetched stories that had evolved into something else with retelling after retelling.
However, at that moment…he began to wonder whether he had been wrong, all along.
Only, this wasn't the time to think about it. Nodding in Elanev's direction, who seemed to have reached the same conclusion, Daneel looked forward again to see that the corridor was ing to an end.
It had all happened in an instant, so even though Faxul and the one in the bone had seen the two glance back, they didn't know what had transpired.
As they continued to walk forward, Daneel noticed that the ceiling that had been about 15 feet(4.572 m) away from the top of his head had started to go further upward, resulting in a weird structure that had been clearly been built in this way to acmodate the massive doors in front of them.
They were humongous- made of a dark, shining material that had gotten a lot of grime on top of it, but still not having lost the grandeur that they possessed, mainly due to their hulking size.
Each door was at least 50 feet(15.24 m) tall, and they were each at least 20 feet(6.09 m) wide. At least give giants could walk through them while standing one on top of another, and as the four of them approached, it felt as if they were ants who had found themselves at the doorstep of humans who could crush them under their feet if they wished.
"Why are they so…big?
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