"Yeah?" Another half-shrug. "Only lasted a few weeks. Left my handmaidens with the tools they needed and the place became a Republic after the Doctor and I sorted the deal they'd got themselves locked into with some aliens. For the best, honestly. Rudolph and his mum weren't fit."

She takes a deep breath. "Anyway, that's enough sad old stories from me. Point of all this and what I was telling you before is just... just having a team is a good thing. Even if you didn't have one before and you're used to working alone. I wouldn't have survive in Goritania without my handmaids and the Doctor wouldn't have been able to figure out what was going on without them, either, I reckon. We've got a team here. Best to make use of it where you can."