Muddy Forest Trail

A narrow, uneven path carved through dense woodland by the villagers’ relentless passage. The ground is broken by trampled roots and deepening mud, where overgrown brambles snag at trouser cuffs. The air thickens with the scent of damp earth and crushed pine needles, the dim light of dusk filtering through skeletal branches. This is the same route the Doctor would later sprint along to reach the Rani and Master’s operations, its deceptive flatness masking the crisis unfolding in the undergrowth.