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Hours had passed since Cath arrived. Emma was still sleeping, Charming and Snow had been checking on her every ten minutes, overprotective as they were. Catherine had told about herself, and answered Regina's question, she was not a threat to them, but a hell of a threat to everyone else. She had told them about her ability to hear other people's minds, and of why the youngsters were so afraid of them, they had fought many battles, and Cath had won every single one of them. She had even offered to help them, which Snow happily accepted, they needed some guidance in this unfamiliar land.
Snow looked at Cath for a moment before asking; "Don't take me wrong, it's great that you want to help us, but why?" Cath smiled. "I understand it is a bit weird when a woman like me suddenly offers her help. But the thing is, I can see the pain in your eyes, especially in you, Regina." She said and looked over at Regina. She continued, "I too, lost someone to Peter Pan, my daughter actually, she was only a baby. He usually doesn't go after girls, but he probably had some personal vendetta against me, I was starting to take over this land, that's why the lost boys are so afraid of me; I'm the only one who dares to fight against him." It was quiet for a few minutes. "So know you see a chance to get your daughter back." Snow said. "Yes." Cath said. "You have a daughter too." She said and looked at Snow and Charming. "You hardly think of anything else, Emma, right? They both nodded. "She's injured, but I think Regina took good care of her, despite their differences." She looked at Regina again, who now raised an eyebrow. "Let me take a look at her, I used to take care of the wounded back in the day." She said and laughed.
Regina almost felt personally violated by that statement, and just then did she realize that Cath had registered that. "I do not doubt that you did a great job Regina, but maybe there is something I can to ease her pain." Regina nodded. Snow and Regina followed Catherine to where Emma was resting. Emma had come to, but was clearly in pain. She almost jumped in the bed when she saw Cath. Snow quickly stepping in front of her, "It's alright honey, she's a friend." She said. "How long have I been out?" Emma asked surprised. Snow laughed. "Only a couple of hours" Regina answered, since she was the one who stitched her up. Cath sat down next to Emma on the bed. Without saying anything, Catherine removed the banded Regina had made. Emma didn't protest, there was no use. There was still some bleeding, Snow turned away. "Good work, Regina!" Cath said when she looked at the stitching. Regina thought "thank you", so Cath turned to look at her and said, "You're welcome". Emma didn't understand a thing, Regina had not said thank you, or maybe she was just hallucinating.
"Can you please take away the pain?" Emma said pleadingly. "As the matter of fact I can. I have this herb that can heal anything, even a wound like this." Catherine replied. She pulled a small glass tube out from her cleavage. "Wow, do you keep everything in there?" Emma said, a little disgusted almost. "Believe it or not, but that is one of the great advantages of being a woman, your cleavage is a good place to hide valuable things." Cath said.
Both Snow and Regina nodded. Catherine placed a leaf of the herb on top of the wound, at first it burned. "It will go away in a moment." She said. Emma took her word for it, and so it did. She felt nothing. She looked up at her mother, Snow, who was now looking at the wound, amazed. Emma moved her gaze to Regina, who had the same look on her face. "What, what?" Emma asked. She could not see the wound. "It's gone!" Snow exclaimed. "What do you mean gone? Is it not there anymore?" Emma asked. "No." Snow answered. Emma got up; there was no pain, no nothing. She looked at Catherine, "Thank you!" she said. "No problem." Cath said. "One more thing, was I just hallucinating, or did you say you're welcome to Regina, without her saying thank you?" Both Regina and Cath laughed. "No, dear, you were not hallucinating, Catherine can read minds." Regina said.