The Doctor continued to smile, pleased that she took his offer of candy as he popped another his own mouth. Looking at her he could tell she was a good woman but her gaze told a story as much as his did. Both were haunted yet both tried not to let others see the real depths of their pain, though at times the Time Lord’s emotion came through sometimes making him seem quite mad or extremely down.
Gently he nodded listening to her discussing what she had done to find her friends, frowning slightly as he put his sweets away “Yes I haven’t had much in the way of luck in locating them either. Jack… well he isn’t difficult to miss I must say. No there isn’t a rift here I’m afraid… some greater power has decided to play chess with our lives. I must say it is quite rude. Reminds me when the Time Lords decided to use me for their own goals I was not happy then either.”