Lane spoke for the pair of them. "You needn't appeal to us. I had
partial foresight before--you said so. He had the ability to make
lightning plans." He turned to Downing. "Or was it the other way
around?"
"No matter," answered Stellor Downing. "Foresight is no good when
planning is a part of the psyche. Instinctive and impetuous action
do not match well with a planning nature. Since the transformation,
we have both been slower--and quite bewildered, most of the time.
No, Hotang Lu, all you can get from us is resentment over losing our
ability to lead. Now, we no longer decide anything for ourselves. We
cannot make up our minds."