Team debates Kassia’s unexpected leniency

The Doctor’s group searches Traken’s corridors for the missing Fosters but finds no trace of pursuit. Nyssa notes the absence of guards while Adric warns Kassia’s retreat is uncharacteristic, sparking unease. Tremas questions the sudden quiet, sensing a trap woven from Kassia’s unreadable strategy. The Doctor deflects their concerns with weary fatalism, masking his own suspicion beneath a veneer of resignation. This moment of false calm sharpens tension as the team debates whether Kassia’s strategy hides something more dangerous than open pursuit, setting up the ethical collision ahead when their path to confront Melkur forces them deeper into Traken’s sacrosanct laws. key_dialogue: [ ADRIC: That's the silliest thing you ever said. DOCTOR: Yes, yes, don't listen to me. I never do. Come on. Come on. ]