Is it? Daneel isn't sure how he would define beauty. That which is good, perhaps, and the fire is good, providing warmth and light and comfort for Ned, so perhaps it is beautiful. He wouldn't have thought of that description, though, that particular word.

He sits very near Ned, placing one hand on Ned's shoulder. "I am glad you find it soothing." "Soothing" is a much safer statement for him to make, compared with "beautiful." It's an incredibly human way of describing it, one that seems a little beyond him. "Is there something else I can do for you? I am... I am concerned. I wish you to be as comfortable as is possible right now."