These replacements are fed thoughts and memories of the living clones via a chip so they can be activated if one of the brothers is killed or damaged. Dawn leads the woman to the room where additional clone are kept. Since Azura doesn’t understand the problem, he decides to show her. He immediately told her to call him Cleon and explains all the little things making him different from his brothers leaving out his love for her. The young woman is hurt and starts to call him Empire. Brother Dawn can’t accept them because it will show everyone how different he is and everything will come undone. After, Azura gives his lover a color correction device which will allow him to see red and green. They meet in a greenhouse and finally have sex. The two young people are getting closer and closer. He wishes to prove everyone she is wrong and will submit himself to the judgment of The Triple Goddesses by attempting the Spiral walk.īrother Dawn shares his secret with Azura The clone thinks back to Hari Seldon’s words announcing troubles with a religion. He later addresses the conclave and shares that Halima thinks he is soulless and incapable of growth. She agreed that the Zephyr threatened the Empire and proposes to tighten the security measures at the Palace and to filter the communications.
Later, Brother Day asks Demerzel what are her feelings now about Halima. Finally, she threatens him by reminding the clone of the numbers of followers the Luminist religion has. She doesn’t do this for power, but because she thinks the clones are wrong. Halima is very clear: she wants to end the Cleon dynasty. The clone proposes, in addition to the desalination system, to build a security system to protect the planet in exchange for her support. While Brother Day says he respects her power play during the funeral, Halima is very careful to not use his title, but his name Cleon. Day is surprised to learn that Demerzel did the ritual years ago.
The Zephyr is taking care of pilgrims trying to do the Spiral ritual to honor the Proxima after her passing.
Day looks doubtful, and they are interrupted by the news that Halima is now the front runner for the election.īrother Day goes to Halima to find out what she wants. Demerzel tells him that she is programmed to be faithful to the Empire above anything else and, if it was disloyal, she would not have been able to kneel. Day reminds her she is like him, and that she should keep in mind that won’t reincarnate. She assures him she was bowing to the Mother - not to Halima - and that she is faithful to the dynasty. After the Proxima’s funeral, Brother Day confronts Demerzel and questions her loyalty.
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