With a distracted nod, Martha followed Jack's directions, taking a few good breaths as she allowed herself to be moved to a chair. She gave another small nod as he ordered her to stay, closing her eyes and running a hand over her face as she tried to order her thoughts.

When he returned, she accepted the bottle of water and took a long sip. "I was in the library, reading a book. And I heard a noise, so I decided to see what it was. I had second thoughts, though, and decided to find you, or the Doctor, but I was... attacked, I think. From behind." She took it slowly this time, frowning as she thought back on her last memory. "And that's the last thing I remember before I woke up."