It had been a starting gun, certainly - but in fairness, it was an attempt to forestall an early Dalek invasion of time itself. And a Dalek Empire, with temporal power and Davros at its head, well. Even if the Daleks hadn't been destroyed, at least Davros had been prevented from absolute power over them.

The Master would have appreciated the move in the grand game. A beautiful con game, using their own eagerness against them.

He finally steps closer, hands folding behind his back.

"No. Not yet, at least. But the thing of it is, my dear Doctor, is that it gets easier each time. Necessity drives solutions designed for simplicity."