Daneel is silent for a moment, thinking about this. It's a significant step, a slightly too-large one for him to make all at once. Whether other people believe in him or not is not precisely relevant to working out this puzzle of his personhood; either he logically is or he logically isn't.

Still, he thinks he understands the sentiment.

"I had not seen it that way," he says at last. "I merely do what seems right. I don't need people to follow me. On the contrary, I am more concerned with protecting them. If I can keep people safe by leading them, then I should."