"Humans… Wildly religious bunch. Want an explanation for everyone and everything."

The doctor chattered and chattered, and Donna kept a pace behind him as he explained the inner workings of time and universe, trying her best to pay attention to what was being explained- but drifting in and out of attentiveness as they meandered along the old dirt road.

"…same impulse to find answers that eventually leads to great scientific discoveries in the future- even in your future, Donna…"

Donna looked around at the road. There were trees to on both sides of the lane, and a little further down she could make out a village full of small, primitive houses. They looked sturdy enough, mostly put together by wood and thatch, but were bigger than what somebody would dub a 'hut.' The red head could smell a fire burning, and something delicious was cooking. She guessed it was probably at the largest building on top of the hill, which was (unbeknownst to her), the inn.

"… before humans started writing things down, science and religion were very, very difficult concepts…"

But wait- Donna squinted, looking up at the village on the hill that they were slowly but steadily nearing. Something wasn't right. She stopped in her tracks, cocking her head to her side and putting her hand on her hip. She pushed her lips together and frowned.

"…You could just tell anyone anything you wanted to believe, and they would believe you because- why wouldn't they? I could say "ho, neighbor- I'm a god, worship me," and as long as you were better to them than the bloke down the street they probably would..."

Now they were close enough that Donna could discern shouting from the village, and the smoke- smoke from a small cooking fire shouldn't be that black, or that big, and it wasn't coming from the chimney…

The Doctor, now several paces in front of Donna, turned around, obviously alarmed and perplexed about why his companion wasn't right behind him.

"Oi- Donna? What are you doing?" He inquired, obviously still lost in his own story and not paying attention to the distressed town around him. Donna raised her hand to a point, pointing just above the doctor's shoulder. The lanky spaceman spun around, and jumped- he couldn't believe he had failed to notice the disaster that was happening before his very eyes.

"Doctor… the town- it's on fire!"