The Master sagged a bit, leaning against them before he shakily regained some of his strength at Meredith's words. The drums were still loud but not quite as wild as before. "He'll be here." That was all he heard in what she said. The Doctor would come... just like before... he just had to wait. Oh how he despised waiting. The Doctor shouldn't have left him in the first place, this wouldn't have happened at all.
He let a hand rest on his belly. The children. His children... had to remember to keep them safe. He glanced over to Ianto and finally answered his question. "Of course they are. You think I would be putting up with this dangerous inconvenience if they weren't?" He might have... but the idea of letting anyone else have that kind of control over him or to top him was abhorant.
Omni replied immediately. ~Help? With what? Is it urgent?~