"Of course you would. Of course, yes, you would do whatever you could to save me. And who gave you permission to do that, hmm? Who? Who has the gall to tell you to die, again, and again, and again. Twice in front of me. Such a thing is not proper at all of a friend to do, going and dying in front of a friend and doing it to protect said friends. Rubbish way to run a friendship..."
Troy let it settle a bit before he finally smiled at the cupping of his face and leaned forward to kiss her forehead quickly, then shook his head, "But of course you would. Of course you would do whatever you could to save me. You're Clara, you're my Clara, I'd expect nothing more or less of you. You, always there for me, always protecting me, a silent angel. Not so silent now are you? Took a vow against silence I think, should be good, never liked silence..."
Finally he stood and moved away from her to look around her room, then he finally turned again to face her before crossing his arms over his chest, "You're an amazing woman Clara Oswald. And you did all of those things, and you know it too. Not some other self. Did you hear how you did that? Slipped straight into 'I', not her, not in another life, it was you you referred to. Yet I can tell you're very much the Clara I grew up with... not interchangeable, all one in the same..."