“Your friend, [the Doctor],” announced Tanhith. “Up on the moon.”
“Yes.” Sam looked away from him.
“Do you love him?”
There was no hesitation in her reply. “Yes.” She looked at the floor, a slightly puzzled expression on her face as if her own answer had surprised her. “Yes,” she said again, with more conviction, looking at Tanhith. “I do.”
“Why?” He was staring at her now.
Sam looked down again, then up at the sky, then in all sorts of directions. She found her mouth opening, almost in a smile. “I don't know. I don't know, but I do. I shouldn't, it's useless-”
Longest Day by Michael Collier
Every Doctor Who Story → Snakedance
“The Mara is feeding off the fear and panic. It needs it. You must not believe what you see.”











