The child was huddled, scared, crying for her mummy. She hugged her doll tighter, hoping that her mummy would find her soon, she didn't like being in the dark cave. She cried louder as the shaking grew in intensity, more rocks falling around her. And then suddenly, there was a woman. A strange woman, and her mummy had told her not to talk to strangers. Despite the woman's pleas to grab her hand, she shrank back, scared and confused.
Except children. Children can hear it sometimes, if their hearts are in the right place, and the stars are too, children can hear your name
So the Doctor told the child her name, and that she wasn't a stranger, because how could someone be a stranger when you both know each other's names. Gently she took the girl's hand, pulling her out of the cave and into the light, handing her over to her distraught mother. The mother looked up as she embraced her child, wanting to know what the name of her hero was.
The Doctor said that it was the Doctor. The girl, however, knew different. But she never revealed what it was, even to her dying day.
