If he had the TARDIS he could theoretically pop forward and check but he's never really bothered with that. There wouldn't be any point to it for one, and he's not ever been that interested in seeing what any given conclusion is going to be.
And in any case, there's the fact that what if there is no escaping this darkness. Better to leave the uncertainty that can create hope, then.
"Well. The gods here probably know. But they aren't terribly likely to explain either, I expect."
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If he had the TARDIS he could theoretically pop forward and check but he's never really bothered with that. There wouldn't be any point to it for one, and he's not ever been that interested in seeing what any given conclusion is going to be.
And in any case, there's the fact that what if there is no escaping this darkness. Better to leave the uncertainty that can create hope, then.
"Well. The gods here probably know. But they aren't terribly likely to explain either, I expect."