Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.

<passage>:
"If there was ever a fellow ready for this planet," decided the tree named Ashlew, "you're it, Sonny! Hang on Kolin sensed a lack of direct things considered—the obscure star, the undetermined All damage to the that the keepers of rations could hardly, in an small planet's murky atmosphere defied precision scanners—the good landing. Despite sour feelings for the space Peter Kolin had to admit that As he brooded upon the sorry choice of arousing a search by hiding where he his little command, less two third-class ration keepers thought to have been trapped I'm as good as re-personalized right now." How'd you like to stay here?" "I don't know," said Kolin. on parade. Kolin made himself even a cloud." Silenced but doubting, Kolin He considered what form might most easily escape the notice of search parties and Another factor slipped into thought Kolin rebelliously. his musings: mere hope of escape his fuming hatred for Haurtoz. I'd better watch myself! he into this idiotic space fleet Prudently, he did not express this resentment overtly. stellar drive and the way the that never fights is bad enough without a tin god on live … the whole damn set-up. They could just as easy make peace with the Earth colonies. You know why they don't?" "Why?" wheezed Ashlew. "They're scared that without talk of war, and scouting for Earth fleets that never world's less kindly techniques Kolin had heard of instances wherein mere unenthusiastic posture had betrayed had been employed. Lack of complete loyalty to the state "You will scout in five details of three persons each," Chief Slichow said. "Every hour, each detail will send Then Ashlew offered a suggestion. he will be replaced by one of the five I shall keep here to one person in to report, and Kolin permitted himself to moment. Kolin felt the issue rations." Earth…." Chief the hostile plots of Earth and the latter's decadent colonies. That, at least, was the official stewards of his headquarters Kolin found himself in a detail. The latter stumbled line. something profane about disregard of orders as he glared at the rocky ridges surrounding the landing place. emergency, give even the appearance of favoring themselves in regard to food. They would go without. Kolin maintained a standard expression as the Chief's sharp stare measured them. Yrtok, a dark, lean-faced girl, led the way with a quiet He was so intent upon planning bushes Kolin's party had followed, and Kolin brought reach their assigned sector, they had to climb One of Chief Slichow's staggering flunkies, stealing a few seconds of relaxation on the pretext of dumping an was in sight. Yrtok and Ammet paused momentarily before descending. Kolin shared their sense of isolation. They would be out of sight of authority and responsible for their own actions. It was a strange sensation. at ship and men as if he had never seen either. A hail from his master moved him. Throughout the cloud of spores, the mind formerly known as Peter Kolin congratulated name is Frazer. I'm a second For all Kolin could tell, he and the others were isolated assistant steward. I'll think as Unit One." in a world bounded by the rocky ridge behind them and shape of the Life than Ashlew state of the tree named Ashlew, , he thought. He paused to consider the and bushes several hundred Yrtok led the way along the most nearly level ground. Low creepers became more meters away. He suspected plentiful, interspersed with thought Kolin. spores. "Be a job to find anything edible here," grunted Ammet, and Kolin agreed. on a low shrub. Kolin regarded the trees with misgiving. The unit known as Captain Theodor Kessel hesitated before "I think the stuff puts out descending the ramp. He officers. "Could hardly be better, could it?" he chuckled to the companion unit called Security Officer Tarth. "Hardly, sir. All ready for "Coming, Chief!" he called were about the same height. They craned their necks to estimate the altitude of the monster, but the top was hidden but, returning at a moderate by the wide spread of then—formation of the Planetary Mind!" the edge," decided Yrtok. pace, he murmured, "My END grasped the handrail. "And Kolin looked over his shoulder. relaxed. "He must have tasted some!" exclaimed Kolin. "I'll see how he is." him a doped appearance. Kolin to Yrtok. For some reason, he had trouble attracting her attention. Then he noticed that she trotting back. As he reached her, whatever Yrtok was examining of greenish fur. All Kolin itself upon its dreamily, Kolin backed away. glanced warily about, but nothing appeared to threaten him. "It's time to end this scout," he told himself. "It's dangerous. One good look and I'm jetting off! What I need is an easy tree to climb." He considered the massive got At first, Kolin saw no way, his weight gingerly, then began to climb. "I should have brought Yrtok's radio," he muttered. I come down, if she hasn't snapped out of her spell by then. Funny … I wonder if Kolin progressed rapidly. When he reached the first thick limbs, twice head height, he felt safer. Later, at what he hoped was the halfway mark, he hooked Earth, but many of the home "I should have checked from down there to see how open the top is," he mused. "I wonder how the view will Kolin, slipping, grabbed was likely to result in a siege Kolin could feel the skin crawling along his backbone. "Who of treatment that left the subject "Name's Johnny Ashlew. Kolin looked about, seeing "I have to climb down," he told himself in a reasonable tone. "It's bad enough that the other two passed out without to think about the way they Kolin examined the bark of treasonable thoughts. have to live and who's running "Where's that? Oh, never mind—some little planet. I don't bother with them all, since I came here and found out I could be anything I wanted." things in the Planetary Kolin, testing the firmness of the voice, sounding closer in his ear as his 'Mr. Ashlew,' considering my "It isn't, Mr. Ashlew?" asked Kolin, twisting about higher branches might hide. "Nope. Most everything here is run by the Life—that with the others from the Arcturan Spark , the planet "Th-thanks!" grunted Kolin, hanging on grimly. "Doggone vine!" commented the windy whisper. " some star towards the center of the galaxy. You should have seen his looks before the Life got in touch with his "He's very handy," agreed Kolin politely. He groped for a foothold. "Well … matter of fact, I can't get through to him Kolin braced himself securely know where I am." "You're about fifty feet up," the sighing voice informed I don't, and some made bad mistakes tryin' to be things they saw on other planets." "I wouldn't want to do that, Mr. Ashlew." "There's just one thing. chances on word about this place gettin' around. It sorta believes in peace and quiet. You might not get back to your ship in any form that "Listen!" Kolin blurted being what I was that getting back matters to me!" "Don't like your home planet, whatever the name was?" "Reformation of the Planetary State," mused the captain, Suddenly, Kolin found himself smiling dreamily as he announced threats to the Planetary State's planned expansion. He dwelt upon the Kolin heard opinions spouting The more he talked and stormed and complained, the more relaxed he felt.

<question>:
How does Kolin feel about Ashlew?

<options>:
A He does not trust him because he has many features not standard for trees.
B He is hesitant but drawn to him all the same.
C He is certain that Ashlew is trying to trick him.
D He trusts them, as the highest ranking person in this new planet he has met so far.

<answer>:

B