[ The Doctor thinks of his personal goal, and how easily they've slipped into this topic of conversation, almost as though the orb itself had something to do with orchestrating it. And while he would ordinarily change the subject as he so often does, lead them into lighter things, maybe even start in with a good joke about the first time the crown prince of the Bo'ahla met Vastra —
But. No, no, that can always wait for another time.
The Doctor isn't sure he even feels like telling a joke, not with how grim things have turned out, and him feeling foolish and helpless all at once, very much like the silly old Doctor he sometimes admonishes himself as. He thinks of his regret, and he thinks of just how apt this very tale is, how much he owes to Amy and Rory for what he's realizing he'd put them through. ]
There was a place called Demon's Run and a battle there. I took part in that battle. Actually, I headed it.
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But. No, no, that can always wait for another time.
The Doctor isn't sure he even feels like telling a joke, not with how grim things have turned out, and him feeling foolish and helpless all at once, very much like the silly old Doctor he sometimes admonishes himself as. He thinks of his regret, and he thinks of just how apt this very tale is, how much he owes to Amy and Rory for what he's realizing he'd put them through. ]
There was a place called Demon's Run and a battle there. I took part in that battle. Actually, I headed it.