"My pleasure. This way, follow me!" Leander barely got to say this when the Doctor swooshed past him with energetic strides in the direction he had just pointed to. Shaking his head in disbelief, the young man started off after him, soon speeding into a jog. They were by the crater in no time.

The Doctor was already down by the water, fiddling with the pretty rock and the bizarre instrument he had used earlier. Leander patiently stood by and waited, occasionally kicking pebbles into the crater where they made huge circles appear on the sleek water surface. He heard the Doctor grumble and shout disconnectedly from time to time.

"I love this place," Leander finally remarked, laying down on the tilted ground. "My brother and I always used to wonder what kind of a meteor once crashed here. It almost made us believe outer space was real and that there was some kind of life out there. Do not think me foolish, but I still hope that one day I will meet an... extraterrestial being. I should be ashamed of myself for even thinking of such things, but I really am not. After all, what's so great down here anyway?"

After this contemptation, Leander, taken aback by his own sudden talkativeness, observed the clouds rowing high above in the deep blue sky for a while. At one point he noticed it was strangely quiet. He lifted his head a little and saw the Doctor staring right at him with an unfathomable look on his face.

"What is it?" Leander enquired, feeling slightly uncomfortable. The Doctor let out a deep sigh.