 Why are Melia and Xeon considered noble by the end of the story?
Xeon and Melia stopped as I mounted the steps, but I smiled and motioned them in. Rocsates leaned forward and asked, "Must there not—must there not have been a beginning to Prelife? "May it not be," Rocsates put in, "that these animals had no machines to reproduce their kind? I hoped that the youngsters, Xeon and Melia, had not heard, but as I turned they were listening most attentively to Rocsates, who, amid cries of "Heresy" and "Treason", went on: "I should like to ask the Conclave for permission to search the ancient records, in the hope of finding some such knowledge that would prove or disprove my words."
 Because they were willing to continue learning about this ill-understood act
 Because they discovered the truth about reproduction and brought it to the society  Because they did not tell others in the society what happened in detail, protecting them from the truth  Because they were willing to continue learning about this ill-understood act  Because they want to increase the efforts towards learning more about these historical acts