PLAGUE
TWENTYSIX
Jack's gaze met The Doctor's.
There was something profoundly critical left unsaid; an important question gone unanswered.
Jack asked it now, silently, his eyes unblinkingly holding fast the eyes of the Time Lord.
In the briefest of silences:
'And what else has Wil become?'
The returned stare was unwavering, but the response was irresolute.
'The only thing I can be certain of is my uncertainty. She said the TARDIS had given back everything she had been and more.'
Jack closed his eyes, breaking the connection, his heart grown colder still.