"Hello," she said, softly. The first thing she noticed was how tired he looked. Immediately, Martha took the Doctor's hand in order to check his pulse. His hearts seemed to be beating strongly enough, which was something to be thankful for. Getting him to be honest with her, on the other hand, was going to be less than straightforward.

"Should we go back to the surgery?" she suggested, "You're going to have to tell me what he did to you, you know."

She couldn't treat wounds that she didn't know about.