They got to the castle gates and were greeted by two guards. "Halt! Who are you? State your business here?"

"Your masters wouldn't know me by name, but let them know I ready to tell them." the guards laughed at Rapunzel.

Then one said to the other, "Hey! I think I know him." he pointed to Robin.

"Oh no sir I highly doubt it. I am a traveler whose never traveled here." he lied.

"No you're Robin the Hood!" the guard accused. "This man hussled me out of a weeks pay!"

"I've heard of him. He's wanted in five kingdoms!" The other agreed.

Rapunzel turned to the crook, "Really Robin? Five?"

"I am a professional my lady." he tried to laugh at his own joke.

"Both of you are coming with us!" and the guards drew their swords and Robin put up his hands, knowing even if he could get away, he wouldn't be able to keep Rapunzel safe. They were dragged down to the dungeons, however in a different block from Rumpelstiltskin, who had a ward all to himself. The guards tried to take Belle's rose from Rapunzel. "Give that magic here!"

"No it can't do anything anyway!"

"Give it up girl!"

"No its mine!" she shouted back.

"Come on gentlemen." Robin pleaded. "Let the lady have her rose."

But the guards took the container knocking her to the ground, then locked the thief and the maiden in their cell. While standing just in front of the entrance, the guard holding the rose shook it, resulting in Rapunzel screaming and curling up on the floor. "Stop that! Can't you seeing it's hurting her!" Robin yelled through the bars, trying to grab at the men.

"Then she shouldn't have used magic in the first place!" the guard barked, before walking away to return to their post.

"Tell your Prince we are here! Tell him!" Robin shouted, but didn't believe they would. He went over to Rapunzel, and helped her over to the wall of their cell, so she could lay back. "Are you alright?"

"No. I need that rose!"

"What magic does the flower possess?"

"It can't do anything." Rapunzel thought for a minute of how to explain. "I'm... Robin I'm sick, and I'm dying, and rose lets me know how much time I have."

"Oh my god! Why didn't you tell me? I would have never let them take it if I knew."

"It doesn't matter anyway. I don't care about the time, but that rose was my gift to someone and... she isn't here anymore... I just wanted to..." Rapunzel's eye became misty. "I just wanted to feel like she was with me. So I wouldn't be so alone."

"You're not alone my lady." he said comforting, and sat down close to her and putting an arm around her shoulders. "I won't leave you."

"Thanks Hood." he nodded happily. "So do you think that Prince James will come down?"

"Well they do have the infamous Robin Hood in their dungeon. It's possibly they would want to see me before execution."

"Who do you think will die first me or you?"

"Me of course. In less a sweet little girl comes upon a rose and starts playing 'he loves me, he loves me not.'" He laughed, and Rapunzel couldn't help but laugh with him. "So what happened to your true love?" he asked curious.

"Oh I... I don't know. He just ... He left and didn't come back. But he made me promise that I wouldn't wait for him. That he would find me again."

"When did you see him last?"

"Three years ago I believe."

"I see."

"How long have we been here? Two weeks?"

"No!" he cracked up. "More like... not even a day!"

"You're kidding?"

"I'm afraid not my lady. And I am beginning to think you are very bad with time."

"It's not something I like to think about."