The Doctor wheeled around sharply as the door swung shut and stared at the Drudges.
"Oh," he said quietly. Then he spun on the spot again, breaking into a run for the door that had been his original target. Yes, he wanted to speak with the Master, but several long lives of being chased by a wide variety of things with grudges against him didn't make him much inclined to stand around when two of them were advancing on him right now, not to mention he wasn't even sure if their goal was to take him to where the Master was or elsewhere.
The problem was that running away would mean going deeper into the House and going deeper into the House meant that he was well within the Master's territory. If the other Time Lord didn't want to be found, then it would be very difficult to find him.
But he'd worry about that part once he was out of immediate danger. He hit the door hard, one hand struggling with the handle while the other dived into his coat pocket for his sonic screwdriver, bringing it to bear on the lock.
[Visual/locked + Location: Mount Perdition]
"Oh," he said quietly. Then he spun on the spot again, breaking into a run for the door that had been his original target. Yes, he wanted to speak with the Master, but several long lives of being chased by a wide variety of things with grudges against him didn't make him much inclined to stand around when two of them were advancing on him right now, not to mention he wasn't even sure if their goal was to take him to where the Master was or elsewhere.
The problem was that running away would mean going deeper into the House and going deeper into the House meant that he was well within the Master's territory. If the other Time Lord didn't want to be found, then it would be very difficult to find him.
But he'd worry about that part once he was out of immediate danger. He hit the door hard, one hand struggling with the handle while the other dived into his coat pocket for his sonic screwdriver, bringing it to bear on the lock.