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 THE TALKATIVE TREE ready for this planet," decided have no manners—but what do you expect, when they used to be men! Kolin sensed a lack of direct things considered—the obscure star, the undetermined damage to the All "Don't know what got into me, talking that way to a noticed his hands shaking. tree," he muttered. "If Yrtok I'm as good as re-personalized right now." As he brooded upon the sorry choice of arousing a Peter Kolin had to admit that search by hiding where he snapped out of it and heard, "Maybe you're all set, Sonny. The Life has been thinkin' of learning about other Peace State . He lined them up as if on parade. Kolin made himself Silenced but doubting, Kolin the damage," announced the tones, "I have volunteered my He considered what form might most easily escape the section for preliminary scouting, as is suitable. It may be Chief in clipped, aggressive a long time without renewal. thought Kolin rebelliously. his musings: mere hope of escape was unsatisfying after the outburst that had defined Like the Supreme Director Another factor slipped into Prudently, he did not express this resentment overtly. His well-schooled features revealed no trace of the idea—or of any other idea. The don't?" "Why?" wheezed Ashlew. "They're scared that without talk of war, and scouting for Earth fleets that never come, people would have time to think about the way they have to live and who's running things in the Planetary intentions to harbor treasonable thoughts. posture had betrayed "You will scout in five details wherein mere unenthusiastic of three persons each," Kolin had heard of instances one person in to report, and he will be replaced by one of the five I shall keep here to Kolin permitted himself to wonder when anyone might get some rest, but assumed a mildly willing look. (Too eager to kill two birds with one stone, as they used to say on make thinking connections, no matter how far away. an attitude could arouse suspicion of disguising an improper the hostile plots of Earth and the latter's decadent colonies. That, at least, was the official line. Kolin found himself in a scowled in turn, impartially, at his watch and at the weary stewards of his headquarters detail. The latter stumbled about, stacking and distributing individuals but immutable as to length. Slichow muttered something profane about disregard of orders as he glared at the rocky ridges surrounding the landing place. He was so intent upon planning greetings with which to of favoring themselves would go without. Kolin in regard to food. They maintained a standard expression favor the tardy scouting parties emergency, give even the appearance made up of myriads of tiny spores. They resembled those cast forth by one of the bushes Kolin's party had followed, and Kolin brought haze faded raggedly into thin air, but the units evidently formed a cohesive body. They drifted together, approaching the men as if taking intelligent advantage of the breeze. staggering flunkies, stealing their way, its elongated leaves on the pretext of dumping an reflections against a shimmering with bronze-green a few seconds of relaxation After a few heartbeats, he dropped the trash and stared at ship and men as if he had 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. pace, he murmured, "My They marched down into Unit One." Throughout the cloud of spores, the mind formerly known as Peter Kolin congratulated itself upon its choice of form. For all Kolin could tell, he name is Frazer. I'm a second assistant steward. I'll think as , he thought. He paused to consider the in a world bounded by the rocky ridge behind them and got and the others were isolated a semi-circle of damp trees armful of light plastic packing, Low creepers became more plentiful, interspersed with spore was taking charge of that very instant. There are not enough men , thought Kolin. Some of me and Kolin agreed. the crew but like brief moments on a low shrub. Kolin regarded the trees with misgiving. in infinity to other officers. "Could hardly be better, could it?" he chuckled to the "Maybe we can find a way through." In two or three minutes, "Reformation of the Planetary State," mused the captain, smiling dreamily as he They craned their necks to estimate then—formation of the Planetary Mind!" END Transcriber's Note: but, returning at a moderate the altitude of the more aware of the grasped the handrail. "And This e-text was produced from clouds and atmospheric haze. Kolin looked over his shoulder. Distant objects seemed him a doped appearance. Kolin of greenish fur. All Kolin Nearer to the original The corners of his mouth felt oddly stiff they had involuntarily drawn back to 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 clinging to the rugged trunk suggested a route. He tried his weight gingerly, then began Kolin progressed rapidly. "Depends on what you're looking for, Sonny!" something remarked in a soughing wheeze. Kolin, slipping, grabbed was likely to result in a siege the eerie voice. "It took me all summer to grow those!" Kolin could feel the skin of treatment that left the subject are you?" he gasped. The answering sigh of laughter gave him a distinct chill despite its suggestion of amiability. with what I am. Didn't figure Kolin looked about, seeing told himself in a reasonable tone. "It's bad enough that the other two passed out without me going space happy too." the voice. "I can talk to you just as easy all the way Kolin examined the bark of mind—some little planet. I don't bother with them all, since I came here and found out I could be anything I State. Then the gravy train Kolin, testing the firmness of "Just what I said," continued the voice, sounding closer in his ear as his would get blown up—and I hour, each detail will send mean blown up!" The tree was silent for a life and when I remembered how long some of them live, that settled it. Sonny, this world ain't all it looks like." thinking, and set its roots down all over until it had control. That's the outskirts hanging on grimly. "Doggone vine!" commented the windy whisper. " have seen his looks before the Life got in touch with his mind and set up a mental field to help him change form. He looks twice as good as a Kolin politely. He groped for mental field helping. Guess he started living with a different way of thinking. It burns me. I thought of being a tree, and then he came along Kolin braced himself securely to stretch tiring muscles. "Maybe I'd better stay a while," he muttered. "I don't helps you change form. You don't have " Uh -uh! Some of the boys the outside anyway. Most of them have to change as the bodies wear out, which I don't, and some made bad mistakes tryin' to be things were about the same height. "Listen!" Kolin blurted out. "I wasn't so much enjoying being what I was that getting back matters to me!" have to think and even look the way that's standard thirty hours a day, asleep or awake. You get scared to sleep for fear you might dream treason and they'd find "Whooeee! Heard about them places. Must be tough just to live." Suddenly, Kolin found himself 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 imagine. Somehow, the oddity of Kolin heard opinions spouting stormed and complained, the more relaxed he felt.

<question>:
Of what does Kolin and his peers need to be most careful of managing, lest they be perceived as treasonous?

<options>:
A Their language
B Their guise
C Their rations
D Their thoughts

<answer>:

B