“Makes me suddenly very glad I showed up in the summer,” Gwen says, grinning wide. “I don’t think I’d like it too much if I disappeared from home and all my bits were freezing in the snow while I was trying to figure the place out.”

She still can’t imagine being here for as long as Charlie and Ianto have been, though.

“I’m really glad you’re giving me a chance. Since you knew me, well, before? I know it must be really odd sometimes.”