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|companions=[[Bernice Summerfield]] | |companions=[[Bernice Summerfield]] | ||
|enemy= [[Augmentio]], [[Grendel]], [[Kandyman]] | |enemy= [[Augmentio]], [[Grendel]], [[Kandyman]] | ||
|setting=[[Tara]], [[24th century]] | |setting=[[Tara (planet)|Tara]], [[24th century]] | ||
|writer=[[Paul Cornell]] | |writer=[[Paul Cornell]] | ||
|anthology=''[[Decalog 2: Lost Property]] | |anthology=''[[Decalog 2: Lost Property]]'' | ||
|prev=Where the Heart Is (short story) | |prev=Where the Heart Is (short story) | ||
|next=Housewarming (short story) | |next=Housewarming (short story) | ||
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== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
The Doctor and Benny visit [[Tara]], with Benny dressing as a man. On Tara, things have changed. [[Reynart]] is missing and is assumed dead, [[Strella]] must marry, and [[Grendel of Gracht]] is plotting against her. | The Doctor and Benny visit [[Tara (planet)|Tara]], with Benny dressing as a man. On Tara, things have changed. [[Reynart]] is missing and is assumed dead, [[Strella]] must marry, and [[Grendel of Gracht]] is plotting against her. | ||
Strella sets up a series of competitions for any male who enters the castle; anyone who loses will be killed, and she will marry the final victor. Benny and the Doctor are required to participate, and they are joined by [[Augmentio]], a prince from another kingdom. | Strella sets up a series of competitions for any male who enters the castle; anyone who loses will be killed, and she will marry the final victor. Benny and the Doctor are required to participate, and they are joined by [[Augmentio]], a prince from another kingdom. | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
* The Doctor tells Benny that Strella resembles his friend [[Romana I]]. | * The Doctor tells Benny that Strella resembles his friend [[Romana I]]. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
