How Deep Is Your Love
Chapter Twenty-Five
Inside the sheriffs' station, Robin and Leroy stood outside of the interrogation room where they chained Bo Peep to the table. They had attempted to ask her more questions, but the warlord had fallen silent after she spoke to David and Emma in the woods. It didn't take much time for them to know that she wouldn't speak to anyone other than the two sheriffs of their town, so the men left the room and quickly sent both the Prince and their Savior a message, then waited for one of them to arrive. It wasn't long before David walked into the station, along with Regina.
The Mayor was the first to speak up as she asked, "So… did she say anything useful since we left her in you boys' hands?"
Grumpy glared at her as he replied, "Did you really expect her to? Our message told you she didn't say a word. This woman's a real piece of work. She didn't have to say anything for her to get on my nerves."
"Oh she'll talk to me," Regina stated curtly as she cracked the knuckles on her right hand and started to walk towards the room until David suddenly stopped her and stepped forward.
"No she won't, but she will talk to me," Charming answered and then walked inside, closing the door behind him while Regina, Robin, and the dwarf stood in front of the two-way mirror to listen in on whatever conversation was about to take place.
Before the interrogation continued, Robin looked over at Regina as he asked quietly, "So how are Killian and Emma doing?"
Regina sighed as she turned to him and responded, "About as well as can be expected. Emma's keeping calm, while Hook sadly took a bad turn. Whale says he's going to be okay, but his fever spiked again."
"We should have kept searching the woods tonight," the archer replied in frustration. "The Snow Queen's out there somewhere and it isn't just my wife's and Killian's lives that are on the line. All of ours are. Not to mention that she's got plans for Emma and Elsa, that if she's willing to go through these kind of lengths for, then they really can't be good. If we just banded together and have every able bodied man and woman out there searching…"
"You know that isn't possible," Regina answered as she impulsively reached out to touch his hand, but after lingering for a few seconds, he suddenly pulled away from her knowing he couldn't allow himself to do so without feeling guilt over Marian. "If everyone was busy out in the woods searching for that ice witch, then she'd be right here in town wreaking havoc on those left behind, with no one to defend them. Besides, she has a magic mirror like mine apparently, remember? She'd know what we were up to, probably before we even did. Let's just listen. I want to hear what Bo Peep here is saying."
Inside the interrogation room…
As David walked in, the prisoner glared up at him and finally spoke up saying angrily, "What the hell do you think you're doing? We both know damn well that you can't hold me in here, or keep me locked up in one of your jail cells when I haven't done anything wrong. I didn't even resist arrest."
He nodded as he sat down at the table across from her and then responded, "Maybe you didn't. But we can hold you on suspicion. When we found you tonight, you were in possession of Hook's hook. Now, we know that the Snow Queen stole it when she attacked our friends earlier, but we don't know how you ended up with it. For all we know, you were planning to keep it because we stole your crook and you were planning to do something much worse with it. Unless you care to tell us the truth about how you really got it, I'm afraid I can't let you go just yet. Help yourself out and do the right thing for once in your miserable life, Peep."
"I'm afraid I can't do that," the shepherdess replied coldly while keeping her eyes on the man she hated. "I wouldn't want to help you. My reputation would be ruined and no one would ever want to work for me again if we ever get to leave this hellhole and return to our own world. As for whatever's about to happen to that bastard pirate, he deserves it and more. After all, he was the one who nicked it from my shop in the first place."
"What do you mean by that?" David asked sternly as he leaned forward and tightly grabbed hold of her wrist to show he was serious. "Do you know what the Snow Queen's plans for Hook are?"
Bo answered cruelly, "Perhaps I do, or at least part of what her plans are. And I can promise you it won't be pleasant for 'im. However, if you give me back my crook and let me go, perhaps I might be willing to give you a tiny hint. What do you say, hero?"
Charming shook his head as he stood and chuckled, then he responded, "You can forget it. If you really want those things, you'll have to earn them. I'll see you later, Peep."
