The Universe is in trouble. It pinpoints the start to a forest planet where TERMINUS crashed and a very busy, stuck, vulnerable and lonely Nyssa. Only the Master can save her. Along the way he has to teach her to be the indestructible force majeur the Master knows she is inside, he needs to teach her to harness her very own powers, he certainly has to teach her about men. Along the way he comes to care for her as she does for him ... Whilst she teaches him what it means to be compassionate, he teaches her how to manipulate stubborn authoritarian systems that are run by Comittees. It turns out that NYSSA is the key to unlocked doors in the Master's mind and hearts, doors to rooms dusty, full of cobwebs and memories so painful they may actually kill him... Patients mysteriously begin to die the moment the Master steps foot on the Planet and Nyssa finds it hard to believe he has nothing to do with it. Inbetween the confusion of feelings, alibi's provided by the TARDIS, and other factors can Nyssa become the woman the Master believes her to be, or will she always be Last Maiden of Traken? A girl who will always be out of her depth amongst intrigues and plots? As she begins to rely on the Master Nyssa changes him as she begins to affect him, The problem is the Master COULD BE the root cause of the problem! Though, if he is, then why are peoples wishes coming true? What possible motive could the Master have for that? What is the drug that she and her patients have been drinking? Who is that man that Nyssa seems to trust and why does he keep making the hairs on the back of the Masters head stand on end?