From Little Acorns (short story)

From Little Acorns
Doctor:	[[doctor::Eighth Doctor]]
Main setting:	Zalezna
Key crew
Writer:	John S. Drew
Release details
Printed in:	Short Trips: The Quality of Leadership

Summary

Lycon tells a story to his children of a man called the Doctor who once saved them from their evil uncle Kalem who had staged a coup to become King of Zalezna. The Doctor disarmed Kalem's soldiers and proposed that Mihal should be the next king of Zalezna. Mihal was in doubt of his leadership abilities so the Doctor told him many stories of leaders who overcame their doubt.

Characters

• Eighth Doctor
• Mihal
• Lycon
• Kalem
• Loran

References

• The Doctor comments that he is new to this incarnation.

Notes

to be added

Continuity

• The Doctor later meets Mihal in Epilogue.
• The Doctor's disabilng of the enemy's weapons using his sonic screwdriver is similar to the Sontaron's Disabiling of UNIT Guns. (DW: The Sontaran Stratagem/ The Poison Sky).

Timeline

• This story occurs after ST: One Fateful Knight
• This story occurs before ST: Model Train Set