[ Hedge witches, as it turned out, according to Vanessa and what she'd overheard amongst the washerwomen in a moment of trusted confidence. Ladies of the lake; the actual source of the time loops, though not entirely in the fashion many of the villagers had come to believe. Their motivations were unknown to the unsuspecting villagers, of course, and they'd been castigated in a poor light somewhat undeserving of them. They shouldn't have meddled as they had and he'll be the first to acknowledge that and even the first to admonish them, considering they've only made a bad situation worse. But it wouldn't be the first time he's seen people act recklessly out of fear.
There's a chance to fix it all, at least, or so he reasons. Locate the source and disrupt it. Simple enough when reduced to those terms, but he's more than aware it won't be that simple when it comes to it. Following them had been relatively easy at first, but now as they observe, the ladies appear to be diving beneath the water, far below where they can't see the path they take next. The silver coins prove useful, it would seem, as they all clutch one each as though the coins were a talisman of sorts.
Reaching below the water's surface to hold a coin now between his fingers, the Doctor glances at Vanessa. ]
I'll follow them, see where they lead. Wherever we surface, whenever, I'll tell you where we've ended up.
( closed ) vanessa ives • mother moon
There's a chance to fix it all, at least, or so he reasons. Locate the source and disrupt it. Simple enough when reduced to those terms, but he's more than aware it won't be that simple when it comes to it. Following them had been relatively easy at first, but now as they observe, the ladies appear to be diving beneath the water, far below where they can't see the path they take next. The silver coins prove useful, it would seem, as they all clutch one each as though the coins were a talisman of sorts.
Reaching below the water's surface to hold a coin now between his fingers, the Doctor glances at Vanessa. ]
I'll follow them, see where they lead. Wherever we surface, whenever, I'll tell you where we've ended up.