"Gone"
Chapter 33
"Caring"
STANDARD DISCLAIMER: See: Chapter 1
"Wouldn't you have done the same, Zeta?"
"Yes… I think so. I might not have been able to do it."
"I can't believe that. You were always better at emotional detachment than I was."
"I must be slipping," Zeta said, shrugging. "It's probably old age."
"Probably," the Doctor agreed, his blue eyes twinkling. "Or perhaps you've learned how rewarding caring can be."
"And how heartsbreaking," Zeta said bitterly. "You know, some of us were on good terms with our Houses."
"I'm sorry, Zeta."
"I know you are, Theta," he said with a sigh. "You did what had to be done."
CONTINUED IN CHAPTER 34, "Time Lords Don't Love"
