Madame Kovarian walked very confidently down the only well lit hallway in the whole Library. Her mouth was curved into a sinister smile, having heard the TARDIS engines as it landed in the main room. She wasn't headed toward the Doctor though, she would have plenty of time for him later. No, she walked away from him, toward a room at the end of the hall. She took a key from her pocket and twisted it in the lock, hearing it click and slipping inside.

The redhead in the middle of the room sat in the middle of the large circle of light. She looked up and Kovarian noted the tear tracks on her face with another small smirk. Oh how the Doctor made himself so vulnerable with his little companions. How easy it was for her to get her hands on Amy… she could have snatched the husband too if she'd wanted. But Amy was the key… she was his best friend.

Amy stood as Kovarian came into the light, a look of disgust on her face. It caused a giggle to pass through Kovarian's tightly pressed lips. "Hello, Amy, dear."

"You. You're the one who brought me here?" Her Scottish accent was still shaking.

"Of course it was me. Who else can get their hands on you this easily?" Kovarian lets out a tsking noise with her tongue. "He doesn't look after you very well, does he?"

Amy shook her head, an angry expression taking over her features. "Don't insult him in front of me."

"Or what, may I ask? I'm sure he's warned you about the Vashta Nerada by now? You can't even come into the shadows… why should I be scared of you?"

"Why isn't anything happening to you? The Doctor said…"

"Oh, lay off that precious Doctor bit, Amy. It's really getting old." Kovarian lets out a sigh. "I'm quarantined. Perfectly safe from the Vashta Nerada. Don't you worry your pretty little head about me."

"I'm not worried about you. Just mildly disappointed."

Kovarian gives a sickly sweet smile. "I came to tell you a story, Amelia. And it's very important that you pay very close attention to it, because there will come a time when the Doctor is given a choice. But it's not just his choice… it's yours and Rory's as well."

She watches as a battle rages over the redhead's face. At first, she looks repulsed and ready to send her away. But then… there it was. A flicker of curiosity. That was all she needed. Amy sighed.

"All right. I'll bite. What's the story?"

"The Doctor came here a number of years ago, when he was still in his tenth regeneration and travelling with a woman by the name of Donna Noble. He met a young archeologist here by the name of River Song. Of course, you know River Song, don't you, Amy?" She asks cruelly.

Amy's face froze. "R-river?"

"Oh yes. It was the first time he'd ever met her but she knew everything about him. Now as a time traveler and a member of River's excellent story, you're not going to be daft enough to ask why. She was from his future, as you well know. But there is a portion of River's story that the Doctor's never told you, Amy and it's this. The Doctor met River Song for the first time right here in the Library but that was the last time that she ever saw him. She died here, protecting the Doctor and stabilizing the Library itself. You know when the Doctor dropped you and Rory off? Did he look sad? Distraught? Did he mention the singing towers? He let River come here to her death. He knew what was happening. She told him before she died."

Kovarian watched as her words sank in. The emotions that crossed Amy's face they ranged from rage to brokenness and everywhere in between. She gave a sad looking smile towards her, letting everything soak in before continuing.

"Luckily, I can save his character a little bit. He did manage to save her. She's still alive, in the main frame of the computer that keeps this Library operational. She's doomed to be a data ghost. Her face has been duplicated and placed on a welcome node right here in the Library."

Amy looked up, her face blank. "She's—she's still alive?"

Kovarian gave a wicked smile. "Of course she is, my dear." She turned back toward the door. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go attend to your Doctor and husband. I hope they can find you before you have to join her."

With another sinister laugh, she exited the room.