Romana clings to cliff edge

Romana scrambles away from an advancing shadow of the Cailleach and loses her footing, clawing at the crumbling cliff edge as loose stones cascade into the abyss below. She demands rescue while the Doctor, still locked in combat with the unseen forces binding the ritual ground, hears her cries and begins a desperate scramble toward the precipitous drop. The Cailleach’s whispers curl around the moment, reinforcing that sacrifice demands proximity to oblivion. Romana’s pleas mark a turning point where physical peril forces the Doctor to confront not only the ritual’s dangers but the extent of his own inability to protect his companion without risking both their lives.