Though Robin had known she was safe the moment she'd heard the sound of the TARDIS materializing in the torture room, she felt much better knowing they were leaving it. She flattened her hand on the time machine's floor and patted it like an old friend, smiling through even through her tears. It was amazing. Incredible. The Doctor, the TARDIS... Everything.<br/><br/>Then he was kneeling next to her, holding her head gently in his hands. Listening to him and the soothing sound of the TARDIS's engines, she almost let herself drift off, but as she realized what he was saying, her eyes flew open and she fought against the sleep that threatened to overtake her.<br/><br/>"No," she said in a whisper (the only volume her exhaustion would allow her), "No, no. I don't want to forget. I want my scar. I want to remember every single minute that I'm with you. I want the whole experience - the good, the bad, the amazing, the awful. Because no matter what, I'll know that you always saved me when I needed you. And if I forget this... How will I remember how much you cared? The sound of your voice when you saw me in that room?"<br/><br/>At the end, she grew very tired and hoarse, but her determination was fierce, and she continued.<br/><br/>"I'm going to go to sleep now. But I swear if you make me forget, I'll get you. And when we get to this hospital, they can get rid of my pain, and my bruises. But don't let them touch the scar. I want it. Plus," she added with a weary grin, "you'll never lose me in a crowd this way. And I bet that no matter what happens to your brain, you'll never forget this hideous face."<br/><br/>Starting to let herself drift into sleep, she remembered something else he'd said, and opened her eyes again.<br/><br/>"And don't you<em>dare</em>leave me," she said sternly, looking at him with an accusing glare. "You are never allowed to leave me again. I've regretted it since the moment I said no, and..." she trailed off, unable to finish, and let herself fall into a deep sleep on the floor of the TARDIS.