Too late he saw the thoughtful glint in Adric's eyes.
The solution was simplicity itself. Sleeping drugs in the chocolate cake left temptingly in the fridge, and a quick revision course on the Master's hypnosis techniques, followed by deep programming of Adric to forget that he'd ever heard anything of the sort.
He tied a knot in his scarf to remind himself not to speak so carelessly.
A week later, he remembered to wake Adric up.
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