The danger wasn't over yet. The Doctor roughly---rougher than he'd meant to---pulled her away from the door.
"Bullets can go through that wood," he warned, and he pushed the board he'd been brandishing as a weapon against the door, securing it to either side with the very last reserved energy in his sonic screwdriver. The last nail slid into place just as the final reserves sputtered and died.
At least it had those reserves when he needed it.
He turned to one of the other French crewmembers, "There's an open window on the starboard side, there. Make sure none of them get the bright idea to climb up!"
He then turned to Reinette. His initial reaction was to ask if she was okay. It was, of course, overturned by his initial initial reaction, which blurted out: "You were brilliant!"
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"Bullets can go through that wood," he warned, and he pushed the board he'd been brandishing as a weapon against the door, securing it to either side with the very last reserved energy in his sonic screwdriver. The last nail slid into place just as the final reserves sputtered and died.
At least it had those reserves when he needed it.
He turned to one of the other French crewmembers, "There's an open window on the starboard side, there. Make sure none of them get the bright idea to climb up!"
He then turned to Reinette. His initial reaction was to ask if she was okay. It was, of course, overturned by his initial initial reaction, which blurted out: "You were brilliant!"