[ Here to take her away has only one connotation, in his mind, and he's immediately protective. Not that it takes much to stoke those instincts in him. Granted, they've all been taken away and ripped out of time from wherever they were before, but the notion that she has to actively worry about a doctor coming to take her away certainly unsettles him.
As quickly as his delight sparked and grew, it just as quickly fizzles now and his eyes soften. What might a doctor who wanted to take her away say? What might they (he presumes there was a collection of theys purporting to care for her) have falsely promised to reassure her?
You'll be fine.
Here to help.
All things the Doctor would say himself, so he measures his words carefully. ]
Here to keep her safe. And her, too. Him. And them.
[ The Doctor nods to faces in the crowd passing them by now. Everyone around them. ]
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As quickly as his delight sparked and grew, it just as quickly fizzles now and his eyes soften. What might a doctor who wanted to take her away say? What might they (he presumes there was a collection of theys purporting to care for her) have falsely promised to reassure her?
You'll be fine.
Here to help.
All things the Doctor would say himself, so he measures his words carefully. ]
Here to keep her safe. And her, too. Him. And them.
[ The Doctor nods to faces in the crowd passing them by now. Everyone around them. ]