"You came out stronger for your trials. I should expect nothing less of you." The Doctor may have dropped an anchor with kind words, but it was Red who found strength in them to climb the chains.

It frightens Vanessa to think of anyone entering her mind like that, despite how she's intruded into the memories of others. The Doctor had once acted like he had nothing to fear from within her mind, but she wonders if he still thinks that now. For whatever reason, that hasn't sent the Doctor or Red fleeing in the opposite direction.

Whatever he had to say about Red to draw out her confidence, Vanessa doesn't ask. Such a matter is private, and she's touched to know even this much. Rather awed, too. The Doctor goes out of his way to protect others in ways she didn't know could be possible. She wonders if─hopes that─it reminds her that she's no longer lonely. Even when they should part once the beacon is discovered.

It's a waste to worry about that, but she often does. What will happen to Red? Can she go find her own life? Can she stay free but anchored? Isn't it what Vanessa would want for herself? What she can't have, she would pray for others, but she has nothing left to say to God.