The Doctor doubted that the TARDIS was in any hurry to forgive the Master, but it was still... It made him realize just how heavily her judgment and disapproval weighed on him. His closest and oldest companion and she was just as unhappy with his decision to take the Master on board as Jack, hell, as the Master himself was. But there Koschei was, trying to make amends and calling her gorgeous, as she was, instead of the insults he normally slung about.

"Oh, I tell him to stop all the time. Usually doesn't listen for more than a minute." If that. The Doctor shrugged. "It's not that bad. He's quite charming, really. It's a human thing. A lot of them are just very hormonal. They want to, you know." He wiggled his hand vaguely. "Kiss and stuff."