The Doctor's hands reached out to catch Tara's again. "Sorry," he apologised immediately. "I'm sorry, for what happened then and now. And for asking you to talk about it when it... upsets you."

Setting the tea aside for the moment, he leaned in closer to meet Tara's eyes with his own earnest green ones. "I promise you, Tara. I won't let anything like that happen to you or your friends again, alright? But you have to trust me. I do know what I'm doing, I promise." He paused and laughed softly. "I know it mightn't always look that way, but I do."