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 there while I signal the Life by root!" All attention. The rustle obscure star, the undetermined about him was natural, caused stellar drive and the way the small planet's murky atmosphere defied precision scanners—the damage to the things considered—the pilot made a reasonably right now." As he brooded upon the casualties might have been search by hiding where he far worse. Chief Steward Slichow led his little command, less two third-class ration keepers thought to have been trapped sorry choice of arousing a steaming hull of the Peace State "I don't know," said Kolin. on parade. Kolin made himself inconspicuous. "Since the crew will be on emergency watches repairing the damage," announced the "The penalty for desertion—" "Whoosh! Who'd find you? You could be a bird, a tree, might most easily escape the Chief in clipped, aggressive He considered what form notice of search parties and sources in this area of natural his musings: mere hope of escape Like the Supreme Director of Haurtoz! Being conscripted into this idiotic space fleet that never fights is bad enough without a tin god on foods." Volunteered HIS section! was unsatisfying after the outburst that had defined revealed no trace of the idea—or of any other idea. The Planetary State of Haurtoz They could just as easy make peace with the Earth colonies. Earth, but many of the home You know why they "Why?" wheezed Ashlew. "They're scared that without was likely to result in a siege of treatment that left the subject talk of war, and scouting to think about the way they have to live and who's running things in the Planetary State. Then the gravy train had been employed. Lack of "You will scout in five details of three persons each," Chief Slichow said. "Every hour, each detail will send one person in to report, and he will be replaced by one of the five I shall keep here to issue rations." would get blown up—and I good landing. Despite service of Haurtoz, steward Earth…." suspicion of disguising an improper viewpoint.) The maintenance was a necessity if the Planetary Chief the hostile plots of Earth and the latter's decadent colonies. paced up and down beside That, at least, was the official detail. The latter stumbled about, stacking and distributing third cook, and Eva Yrtok, rations. The line of crewmen released temporarily from repair work was transient as to to command a scout detail. Each scout was issued a powdered foods storekeeper. of orders as he glared at the rocky ridges surrounding the landing place. Since the crew would be eating repairs, Yrtok could be spared He was so intent upon planning that he failed to notice the loose cloud drifting over as the Chief's sharp stare measured them. Yrtok, a dark, lean-faced would have revealed it to be girl, led the way with a quiet monosyllable. She carried the cast forth by one of the of utmost urgency. Ammet followed, and Kolin brought up the rear. To reach their assigned sector, they had to climb the men as if taking intelligent advantage of the breeze. One of Chief Slichow's staggering flunkies, stealing a few seconds of relaxation on the pretext of dumping an stony surface two hundred meters from the He froze. After a few heartbeats, he dropped the trash and stared at ship and men as if he had never seen either. A hail from isolation. They would be out of sight of authority and responsible his master moved him. momentarily before descending. name is Frazer. I'm a second assistant steward. I'll think as Unit One." Throughout the cloud of known as Peter Kolin congratulated and the others were isolated state of the tree named Ashlew, half immortal but rooted to one spot, unable to float on sure. Yrtok led the way along into the control center of another form of life, as a second spore was taking charge of the body of Chief Slichow at that very instant. There are not enough men thought Kolin. Some of me must drift through the airlock. In space, I can spread spores. "Be a job to find anything edible here," grunted Ammet, command group. Repairs to the Peace State the crew but like brief moments in infinity to other and Kolin agreed. the air above Headquarters City and landed. The unit known as Captain Theodor Kessel hesitated before descending the ramp. He surveyed the field, the city and the waiting team of inspecting officers. "Could hardly be better, could it?" he chuckled to the companion unit called Security Officer Tarth. "Hardly, sir. All ready for the liberation of Haurtoz." "Reformation of the Planetary State," mused the captain, smiling dreamily as he grasped the handrail. "And then—formation of the Planetary monster, but the top was hidden Mind!" END branches. The depths behind "We'd better explore along "Ammet, now is the time to go back and tell the Chief the edge," decided Yrtok. which way we're— Ammet! it looked dark and impenetrable. see how he is." He ran back to the cook and was kneeling. trotting back. As he reached her, whatever Yrtok was examining feet. She pawed at him weakly, the ground. She lay comfortably on her side, twitching The 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." I come down, if she hasn't snapped out of her spell by paused to wipe sweat from his eyes. Peering down, he discovered the ground to be obscured by foliage. live … the whole damn set-up. world's less kindly techniques under him. "Careful, there!" whooshed the eerie voice. "It took me Kolin could feel the skin crawling along his backbone. "Who The answering sigh of wherein mere unenthusiastic for Earth fleets that never other two passed out without me going space happy too." "What's your hurry?" demanded posture had betrayed intentions to harbor Earth tree." the crotch in which he sat. It treasonable thoughts. surface. "Where's that? Oh, never mind—some little planet. I don't bother with them all, through the air system to the higher branches might hide. "Nope. Most everything here is run by the Life—that is, by the thing that first grew big enough to do some of it down below." When I landed here, along with the others from the Arcturan Spark , the planet tones, "I have volunteered my even a cloud." "Doggone vine!" commented He ain't one of my crowd. Landed years later in a ship from some star towards the center of the galaxy. You should have seen his looks before the Life got in touch with his to help him change form. He Peter Kolin had to admit that know where I am." up," the sighing voice informed him. "You ought to let me tell you how the Life Uh -uh! Some of the boys that landed with me wanted to get around and see things. Lots changed to animals or the outside anyway. they saw on other planets." "I wouldn't want to do that, Mr. Ashlew." Kolin found himself in a "There's just one thing. The Life don't like taking bushes Kolin's party had group with Jak Ammet, a stewards of his headquarters "Don't like your home planet, place. A Planetary State! You the altitude of the dream treason and they'd find out somehow." small packets of emergency packaged rations during announced threats to the Planetary State's planned expansion. He dwelt upon the desperation of having no place to hide in case of trouble with the authorities. A multiple system of such worlds was agonizing to the oddity of

<question>:
Why is Peter on the surface of this planet?

<options>:
A His ship took a long turn and is waiting for supplies.
B He ended up there because of an accident.
C His ship is there to pass rations to the locals who are low on food.
D He is part of an exploratory crew sent to investigate.

<answer>:

B