"You and the Doctor both, so sustained by your wanderings."

Her voice was low, but precise. There was no need to use broader tones when there was so little space between them. Reinette continued to watch the shadows play.

"I cannot imagine finding myself somewhere I did not intend to go."

She did not realize it was a lie until she spoke it. It was so true, for so long, the words fell from sheer habit. But she never envisioned this place. And she did not mean with the man before her.

"Why do you believe that you should go?"