...that missed slap at such close range just worries him even more.

"Yes, brilliant, just what I need to worry about: Amelia Pond, icicle woman. River's with him already, he'll be fine, but if anything happens to you-..."

He trails off at that, focusing on navigation. They can (and knowing Amelia, probably will) argue later, but priorities.

Anyway, she probably has at least a vague guess. If she was hurt even indirectly because of something he'd done...