Chapter 26
Will had left the vault and the cemetery knowing that Regina and Emma needed to talk. She could tell that they loved each other and she didn't want to be a reason that they didn't end up together. She had her own problems to deal with. She didn't want to compound them.
She strolled through the woods. She knew that Red was probably out in them. Honestly, she hoped that she would find her young kinswoman. She knew that Ruby was upset. She'd learned more about the Wolf side of her family from a picture than she had from her own Granny. It was a hard pill to swallow, but Wilhelmina couldn't fault Eugenia for not telling her the full truth.
Hell, she wasn't sure if she knew the full truth behind the lineage of her mother, Cyanae Rafe. She wasn't surprised when Eugenia called her "Cyan's cub," because she could tell that there were other Wolves in town. She'd met Red before. It was just after her change, she was barely sixteen or seventeen at the time. It was also shortly after her first kill, well the first kill she remembered, her boyfriend at the time, Peter.
She had been devastated that she was the killer, but Snow and Granny both convinced her to run. Granny would hide the fact that she was killer and blame her disappearance on the "Wolf," too. Granny had sent word via raven to Will and Will had done her best to help her young cousin out. She knew that Red wouldn't remember her. She'd made sure of that. Snow didn't either.
"You found me?" Red asked walking out into a clearing.
"Not really, no. It is more like you found me. I don't know these woods like you do, Red."
Ruby regarded her for a moment. She really looked at the woman before her. She'd never met a Vulcannonian before now. And, she had to think that they weren't that different from anyone else she'd ever met. They looked just as human as she did.
Will stood there under her intense scrutiny and let it happen. She owed her kin this much. She watched as her hazel eyes took everything in before her. They resembled each other.
"You look like your Mom?"
"I've been told that I do."
"I'm told that I look like my father. Never met him though, villagers killed him in wolf form when I was a baby. Granny moved us away from that village and nearer to the castle then. She had to protect me," Ruby told her.
"I know."
"You do?"
"Yes, I do, Ruby. I often came to sit with you while Regina talked to with you as a young girl. Henry never came with us on the visits. Eugenia didn't want him coming around you, and Regina wouldn't allow it. She didn't know what spies that her mother had in place, even though she was gone. She was trying to protect you."
"I don't remember any of that."
"I have no doubt of that, either."
"Why?"
"Why what?"
"Why don't you doubt that that I don't remember any of that? And, why do you care? What would it matter if anyone knew that I was Regina's sister? What could have they have done?"
"There were those that didn't like the fact that because Regina saved Snow she got to be the new Queen. Trust me when I say, Cora was ecstatic. But, there were others that weren't. Regina had many enemies that she didn't even know about because of who her mother was and who her father just happened to be. The fact that you were kin meant you were a problem. And, that is why she quit visiting you," Wilhelmina told her.
"But, she saved the Wolves," Ruby stated.
"Another way to protect her tiny sister."
Ruby sat on stump at stared at the woman, really studying her. She was built to be a warrior. She was stout and muscular. Her blue eyes were as clear as the summer sky and her almost alabaster skin was dotted with small freckles. Her hair, while dark as coal, had bright red highlights that made her hair look like it was on fire in the right sunlight. She could the prowess in her movements as Will walked, more like paced, in the clearing. The scuffed up combat boots seemed well worn and well used. The jeans fit her loosely in the legs but tight in the ass and accentuated her feminine prowl. The faded gray Army T-shirt was tight in the arms and chest, but loose around her torso. She topped off the outfit with a black leather biker belt. She looked like Hell-on-wheels and ready to fight.
"Who are you?"
"You mean what am I?" Will teased.
"No, I know what you are. You are the Vulcannonian Princess Wilhelmina, daughter of Pyroxes. But, you are more than that. Who are you…really?" Red asked her.
She stopped. No one had ever asked her that. They just assumed because she was Vulcannonian that there was nothing more to her than that. They didn't look at her the way Ruby did.
"I am Princess Wilhelmina Fajro, Daughter of Pyroxes, King of Vulcannon and the Conulf of Cyanae Rafe Mackenna, sister of Prince Rohan Fajro, current holder of the Mackenna titles. I am from two separate worlds and neither are my home. I am a warrior and a slave. I am a knight and traitor. I am the last known surviving heir to the throne of Vulcannon. I am the last of the line that should have never been extinguished and yet have nothing to show for it. What are you Ruby? Are you more that you appear?" Will asked her.
"I am just Ruby Lucas, waitress at Granny's diner. I just happen to be a werewolf that comes from a long line of werewolves. And, everyone happens to call me Red because of my cloak."
"Your Aunt's cloak," Will corrects.
"It's my aunt's cloak?"
"That it is, Ruby. I know that Regina gave it to your Granny who gave it to you. I see that its magic hasn't lost it touch for you. I am glad to see that it made it into your hands," Will states.
"Did you know that Regina would give it to me?" Ruby asked her.
"I did not. I had no idea that you would end up with it. If I had known what I know now, I would have given it to you myself. I would have done it because it would have been rightfully yours. I have no need of it. It wouldn't have helped me the way it helps you."
Ruby studied her for a second. She can see the truth in the statement. She can see the concern on Will's face. There is a longing there that Ruby understands.
"We are family?"
"We are."
"How?"
"It is a long story and one that I think would be better told by Granny herself. But, before we have that discussion, I need to speak with Eugenia myself. It isn't because of something that you've done, Ruby. Trust me on that. We both love you. We are looking out for you. There are those that will want to hurt you once they know the truth. I know that you want answers and you think that I am hiding them from you, Red, but trust me when I say that I am not. It is…just a mess that needs to be cleared up."
"My father is Regina's father. You are my mother's sister. What else is there that I don't know? What aren't you telling me? What is it, Will?" Red demanded.
"Henry is your father and Anita is your mother. That has never been hidden from you as far as I know. The rest of your pack, as it were, maybe has been and for good reason, Red. Your Granny has always looked out for you. She tried to look out for Anita, too, but Anita…she wouldn't listen to reason. She never could. The anger and the lust in her veins from the Wolf controlled her from the day she turned," Will told her.
"I know that. I am the one that killed her. Did you know that? I killed Anita because she wanted me to kill Snow. I killed her and that still haunts me," Red confessed.
"It will. It always will, Ruby. The pain will lessen but it will always be there. Trust me."
"You didn't kill your parents. You tried to save them by all accounts that Belle has. Why would you say that to me?" Ruby asked.
"Maybe because not all the accounts are true," Will told her.
Red stood there as she walked off. She'd never thought of that. The stories that she read she'd learned not to fully trust. The stories that she heard she took more to heart. She watched Will as she stomped through the forest with a purpose, heading back to town, and wondered what it was about her that had the whole town wondering. She was just a woman. She was just Vulcannonian, whatever the Hell that meant. She reminded herself mentally to ask Belle that very question. She was just her aunt.
"Is she part Wolf?" Red wondered aloud.
Shaking off the question, she turned. She still needed to burn off the rage of not knowing and the lust for Belle. She couldn't go back until she could control herself. She whimpered to the grass. It was definitely going to be a long day for her as she took off at a dash, a blur of fur.
Belle walked in the front door of the diner. She looked at Granny and Tink. Granny eyed the parchments in her hands, but said nothing as Belle continued through the diner and up the stairs to the rooms of the Bed and Breakfast behind it.
Granny knew that Belle had been staying in Ruby's front facing apartment for a few days and she really didn't mind. It was good for Belle to be away from that sniveling Imp for a while and experience what real life could offer her. She'd been meaning to talk to the girl earlier, but things always seemed to be getting in the way.
She huffed as she wiped down the counter in front of her. She could ask Tink to watch over the diner until Red came back to work the closing shift for her, but something told her that Belle needed her time alone. She wouldn't push the girl. There were other things for her to worry about right now. She knew that she needed to go check on Regina and Emma.
Just as she was about to go into the kitchen, Tink came out of it loaded down with plates. She was as the fairy moved with efficiency and got the plates to the right tables quickly. When Tink was done she came back up to the counter and looked at the clock above it surrounded in neon.
"Go."
"What?" Granny asked.
"Go find Red. She's in the woods probably. Go find her and deal with your family, Granny. I go the diner. It ain't going nowhere. Besides, Red needs to get back here in time for dinner rush. I don't want to be doing that on my own," Tink told her.
Eugenia through the dishcloth on the counter and took off her apron. She knew that Tink was right. Red was in the woods trying to burn off her anger. But, it wasn't Red she was going to see. Nope, she was going to find Snow and Charming. She needed to know what Snow remembered. When she got done with Snow, she would circle back to the Mayoral Mansion and talk with Emma and Regina. Finally, she would get with Ruby at the diner. That way her granddaughter wouldn't run. She needed to see what they were all up to. She needed to make sure that her "pack" was okay. She'd promised them all she'd keep them together, years ago, and damn it, she wasn't going to let them down now.
Snow and Charming were in their house playing with Neal. He was growing up so quickly. He was a budding toddler and keeping up with his was proving harder than breaking a horse for Charming. He loved every minute of it. He was currently chasing him around the kitchen table when there was a knock on the door. Snow went to answer it while she let Charming continue to chase him.
"Granny?!" Snow asked answering the door.
"We need to talk," Granny told her.
"Of course, come in," Snow told her, moving out of the way to let her in the house.
She acknowledged Charming as she made her way into the house. Charming smiled at her as she held a tired Neal. She walked into the kitchen and sat at their table. Snow followed her to the table. Charming put Neal into a play pin area just off the kitchen and then joined them at the table. He couldn't tell why Granny was not at ease, but he was sure he was about to find out.
"What's wrong, Granny?"
"Wilhelmina is here."
"I know."
"You know?" Granny asked.
"I thought that I saw her down at the docks. I called Regina and we went to look. She wasn't sure if was her or not, so we asked Belle to look into it. Will wasn't here with the first curse and we weren't sure that she made it with the second one. Regina doesn't know how she got her."
"I do," Eugenia told her.
"How do you know?" Charming asked her.
"I remember the day she left the Enchanted Forest."
"How do you know about that? I remember her being in the palace and with Regina. Next thing I remember is Regina sending out search parties for her. She was just gone and then Rumple was there. Regina seemed very perplexed by all of it. But, you're telling me that you know."
"I knew who she was as soon as I saw her," Granny told them.
"How?"
"She is my kin."
"You're Vulcannonian?" Charming asked her.
"No, I am not. She is the Conulf. Her mother was my kin. She is Ruby's cousin."
"Ruby's an Alpha?" Snow asked.
"Yes, because of her mother."
"Her mother? Isn't she your daughter? I thought she was your daughter?" Charming asked.
"She was my daughter. Her name was Anita. Her father however was Henry."
"Henry? Henry who? Regina's father, Henry?" Snow questioned.
"Yes, Henry is her father. Regina knows that. It is one of the reasons she has always been so protective of her. Regina never pursued her when she was with you. She always had the men release her. Deep down, I don't think that Regina ever really wanted to hurt you. She was just acting upon the demented teachings of her own her mother and that Imp, Rumple."
"We've figured that much out. Regina and I have come to terms with each other, Granny. But you didn't come here to talk about Regina. You came here to talk about Ruby. So, why?"
Snow watched her. Granny was the only true mother that Ruby had ever known. She'd figured out long ago that Henry was her father. She'd told Snow, but Snow had kept that secret. It wasn't just for Ruby. It had been for Regina as well. Something about that though still upset Eugenia. There was something else, something with Wilhelmina that was causing her distress.
"Will is also a Conulf."
"Will is a Conulf, too. They are both Alphas. How? Different packs?" Snow asked.
Charming decided to leave at that moment. He knew that whatever secrets that Granny needed to tell she needed to tell Snow privately. If it affected him or Neal, he knew that Snow would tell him. He was still out of the loop about the Vulcannonians in general. They were all gone by the time he came into power with Snow. George had never believed in their power, so never asked for their help. Charming knew that it could have helped in his downfall and for that, he didn't care that he didn't know. It had all happened for a reason.
"They aren't from different packs. They share the same ancestors. Their mothers are sisters."
"Anita's sister is Wilhelmina's mother?" Snow asked.
"Yes, Cyan is Anita's sister. She isn't mine though. She is the daughter of the Alpha. My husband was an Alpha. He was a lot older than I thought. So, was Cyan. I never knew that she was my husband's daughter until I met her with Regina. I guessed that Wilhelmina's lineage and she told me. There are things that even I didn't know about my husband. He was a carrier. He turned me. He knew that Anita would be a Wolf, too and any of her children as well."
"So Wilhelmina is a Wolf, too?" Snow questioned.
"She might be. I don't know if she is. She would be a carrier. If she is, she can control it better than any Wolf I've ever known. She is the child of an Alpha, just as Ruby is. If she is and she can turn, then she will be older and more dominant that Ruby. She might try to dominate her."
"I doubt that she'll do that, Granny."
"You don't know Alphas like I do, Snow. If Will wants to try for the head of the pack, she'll take it. Ruby won't be able to stand up to her. There would be nothing that she could do. She must submit. You have to convince her to submit to her. Wilhelmina is Vulcannonian. She cannot die. Ruby would die in a fight with her. I don't care that they are cousins. If Will makes a play for dominance, Ruby needs to submit."
"Calm down, Eugenia. I'll talk to Ruby. I'll talk to Regina."
"What good would that do?" Granny asked.
"Regina still has Wilhelmina under Vulcannonian Contract according to Belle. Will submits to her. If Regina tells her to leave Ruby alone, she must do it. But, I'll talk to Red. I'll convince her to submit is Will makes her. I promise you that, Granny," Snow affirmed.
"Thank you."
"Granny, is there more that you need to tell me?"
"Ruby ran off. I am not sure where. I am sure that she is just in the woods, but…"
"She'll be fine. I'll go look for her. I have an idea where she might have run off to."
"You don't know what it is like when two Alphas fight, Snow. They will try to kill each other. They will make a play to be the dominant against each other. They won't have a choice once they realize that they are both Conulfs. You don't know what they will do to each other. I do."
"Granny, don't worry. I'll find her. I'll talk to her. I'll go talk to Will, too. I am sure that they can peacefully be together here. Will has been in town for a while and nothing has happened. I believe that it will stay that way. I'll talk to them. It will be okay, though. I promise," Snow said, taking Granny's hand.
"I pray that you can, Snow. I pray that you can. I need to go," Granny stated standing and leaving.
Snow stood up as she did. She watched the older woman leave. She couldn't believe that Ruby and Will would fight each other for a position that neither of them really wanted. She knew that the only way that she could affectively deal with this matter was with Regina. She hoped that Regina would help her. She couldn't see a reason why she wouldn't.
She grabbed her purse off the counter and ran through her list of contacts. She stopped on Regina's name. Her thumb hovered for a moment and the she finally dialed. She wasn't surprised that Regina made her wait, but the four rings before it went straight to voicemail gave her pause. She sighed as she listened to Regina's greeting and waited for the appropriate beep.
"Regina, it's Snow. Call me. It concerns Will and Red. We need to meet. Soon."
Rumple walked around the shop. He was angry and he was lonely. He couldn't believe that Belle just won't come home. He needs to find a way to convince her. He needs to get her away from Red and Regina. He knows that they are poisoning her against him…again.
He flips through the newest tome that he has rediscovered in the shop. He is more curious as to why he forgot it was there in the first place. It must have been the Curse. Regina had given him certain powers, but he didn't have magic. He couldn't tap into that part of him that was dark completely. He was only partially himself during the Curse and he knew it. He was powerful, but he was still craving the power that he didn't have.
"Where is it?" he asked himself as he flipped through the pages.
The pages were old and he could smell the ink on them. This was no ordinary magicians book. Oh, no, it wasn't. This book had once been the Sorcerer's, but he wasn't the one that wrote it. No, this tome was older, darker, and deadly in some cases.
"Why the Hell did you use blood to write everything down? You tainted the pages in doing that. The spells will only work if I can absorb them. Why would you use your own blood?" he asked the book, still thumbing through the pages.
He knew why the magician used his own blood. It was a spell in itself. It was blood magic. You could read the spell but you couldn't have it completely. You would always need the book in order to control the spell or even cast it. It wasn't like other magics that he could simply inhale or absorb. No, Rumple would have to lug the book around to cast the spells that he wanted. It was a deterrent, but not a big enough one to stop him from what he was doing.
He gathered the required ingredients. He knew that Belle and Regina wouldn't forgive him easily, but he had to do this. He had to make them see that they were making a mistake. They couldn't trust the Vulcannonians. They did nothing but betray those they were supposed to be helping. He'd seen it first hand during the Ogres War and now with Wilhelmina back in the picture things were going to get bad. He could fight her in Storybrooke but being back in the Enchanted Forest. If they were back he would have access to his castle and if he had access to his castle, then he had access to things to make sure everyone was safe.
"I need to get back. I need to get this portal open. I can do this. I can make this work."
He crushed the herbs in the pestle on the table. He grabbed some potions off the wall and then some out of the cabinet behind the counter. They were all from his secret stash. They were all important and hard to come by in Storybrooke. He knew he would only have a small window to get what he needed. He would make the portal, go back, get more and then set up his endgame.
"I just hope that Regina doesn't figure it out before then. I need to make sure that she is kept away from me for a while. I don't know how to do that without alienating Belle. I am going to push her further away," Rumple stated aloud.
He looked around the shop. He knew that Belle wouldn't understand in the beginning but later he hoped that she would understand. He would have to push her further away now. He knew that a public fight would be the best thing for you. He needed to make sure that everyone understood that he was pushing Belle away. He needed to make a big scene. He needed to make sure that they all took her side and made him out to be the bad guy. He needed to make sure that no one suspected what he was really doing.
He gathered the new potion together and put it in a small bottle. He knew that he had to make it to the woods. There was still enough magic in the well that he could open a portal with it. He could only hope that it would be big enough for him to get what he needed and get back without causing too much fuss in town. He would cast a cloaking spell on the well. Then, he knew that he would be protected.
As he shrugged his coat on and grabbed his cane, he headed towards Granny's in hopes that Belle was there. It was a public enough place. There would be enough people there as it was nearing dinnertime and then, he could make his scene. He knew that time was of the essence. The potion would only remain viable for a few hours. The clock was ticking and he needed to make sure that he got to the well before time ran out.
Blue and Tink were at the abbey in the early evening. They were working on some spells for Coraline and Regina to learn. Blue had been skeptical when Regina had come in with her earlier last week, but she had seen not only the love and affection that Regina had for her, but the willingness to learn some things that Rumple had decided she didn't need to know. Blue was going to help her with the light magic just as she had been helping Coraline. It was a strange bonding experience for them all, but Regina and Blue could see the potential in their uneasy alliance for their future.
If they couldn't get this spell right, it wouldn't really matter. They couldn't actually foresee a dragon coming to Storybrooke, but it never hurt to be prepared. The only dragons that they had fought were the magical ones that they had conjured.
"Are you sure that we need to do this?" Tink asked her.
"No, but what could it hurt?"
"Nothing, I guess," Tink answered as there was a knock on the door.
"Come in," Blue called out and the door opened.
Nova slowly came in. She waited for Blue and Tink to acknowledge her. Her demure presence was always calming for all the fairies and other magical creatures. Blue wondered if she knew.
"Mother," Nova started.
"What is it?"
"Regina and Coraline won't be coming today. There has been…well, a family emergency of sorts, according to them both…separately. They will be back out here in the morning to work on potions with you. Regina was especially…apologetic about it," Nova answered.
"So, great, we've made all this for nothing," Tink says slamming a bottle on the table before them.
"It wasn't for nothing," Blue stated. "Thank you for letting us know, Nova. Please get with the rest of the sister and have them harvest some more dragon root, lilac, and poppy for me. Our stores are getting rather low. And have Magenta check the herb garden. I think we should have something delicious and minty for dinner."
"Yes, Blue," she replied as she left the room.
"You sent her away?"
"I did?"
"It seems like you did," Tink replied.
"I am just trying to be prepared for anything. I don't know what we will need in the future and I don't want our stores completely depleted. Coraline has warned us about the coming Blackness. We need to make sure that we have enough of everything for anything."
"I get that, but there was more behind you dismissing her than that," Tink stated.
"I don't think that there was."
"If you say so," Tink replied.
"What is it about me, Green, that will always keep you so on edge?"
"Maybe the fact that you took my wings," Tink stated.
"I see. You still don't trust me? I understand that. I get it. I haven't given you enough of reason to trust me again. You've earned your wings and a place with us. You've helped the town out more than you think that you have. You've become an integral part of the abbey and the town. You've been working with Coraline on her own. Yes, I know that you two have still been working. I applaud you for that."
"I am the fairy for Regina's family, am I not?"
"You have become much in the last few years," Blue answered.
"You can't say it, can you? You can't admit that you were wrong back then? That is why you are letting do whatever is that I want with both Regina and Coraline, isn't it?"
"You've earned the right to serve them. I will not deny that you had the right intentions back then, but Regina was not ready to be saved. I was trying to protect from that heartache, but instead you defied the council and me. It took years for both of you to redeem yourself."
"You mean it took both us to save your ass for you to forgive me," Tink stated as she continued to blend some powders together in a pestle.
Blue stopped her movements. She turned to face Tink and took in the emotions on her face. She knew that she and Tink had never come to full terms of their previous problems. The more time they spent together, the more time that Tink proved herself to Blue.
It was true that the Fairy Council was gone because of the Curse. Blue had been made the head of the abbey with the Curse because she had been the head teacher and fairy godmother in the Enchanted Forest. Blue was always the one making the final decisions for all the high powered royals. She was surprised that Regina had actually given her so much power in the town. Sure being the Mother Superior of the abbey was an important job and it gave a position in the town. She always wondered why Regina did it, but she figured that it was just to make sure that she could watch over Blue and make sure that she wasn't doing anything that Regina didn't want.
Tink had earned her position among the fairies. She'd proven herself to Regina and to Blue. She was taking time out of her day to help Coraline. She was continuing her fairy education with Blue and the rest. She continuing her fairy duties to the family that she had been assigned. Even when she didn't know that Coraline was Regina's daughter, she had gone out of her way to help Coraline with her magic.
Blue turned to her again and watched her. Tink had gone back to grinding some powders. She had several pestles in front of her. Blue couldn't make out all the powders but she knew that they were all needed for various first aid potions, tinctures and salves. She stopped her movements and turned fully to face Tink.
"What?" Tink finally asked facing her wondering what Blue was thinking or wanting.
"You've done well since you've been back."
"Okay?"
"I think that you have earned a new title. You've proven that you are loyal and kind. You follow the tenants of the Fairy World. You've gotten your wings and you don't use pixie dust without a good reason."
"I used it on Coraline, though," Tink admitted.
"You were trying to help her. Admittedly it was because you conjured a dragon for her to fight, but you did what you had to do quickly. You brought her back here when you realized that you couldn't heal her without help. I should have realized that then that you had earned this new title because of your quick thinking and the fact that you were drawn to Coraline before we knew that she was Regina's daughter actually sealed the fact that you deserve it."
"What are you babbling on about over there?" Tink asked her dropping the mortar on the table.
"You need to be made a Fairy Godmother. You are the family fairy for Regina and her family. That means that you are drawn to all of her offspring. I am sure that you are drawn to Henry, but then so am I. The odd thing is that Henry and Coraline are both Regina and Emma's children. So we will be working together with them."
"But what about the young Prince Neal?" Tink asked watching the slightly older fairy.
"He is still my charge."
"But, you've heard what Coraline has said about him once we end up back in the Enchanted Forest. What are you going to do about that? Is there any way that we stop it?"
"I don't know, Green. I really don't know. I've been doing some research with Regina while you've been working with Coraline. I know that she has Belle looking into it as well."
"They are leaving nothing to chance are they?" Tink asked.
"Emma's idea, while we are worried about the Blackness, they've been looking into many things. Everyone is worried, but we have all agreed to not tell Snow about it. Emma is trying to protect her mother from losing another child."
"Snow is still your charge. Why don't you tell her? She needs the truth. It isn't fair that Emma would hide that from her. They should tell her."
"I understand why they aren't telling her."
"Why?" Tink asked, putting her hand on her hip.
"When Snow's mother was dying, she tried to come to me to save her. She found Cora disguised as me instead. She almost killed someone to save her mother. I don't know what turned her heart, but it did and she didn't follow through with the spell. When her family was threatened again, she panicked. She knew where Cora hid her heart and she used the hexed candle to save Rumple. She killed Cora to save Rumple, much to everyone's dismay. She gave up some of her purity and some of her light to save the Dark One," Blue explained.
"She saved the Dark One from death?"
"She did. She regretted it as soon as it happened, but there wasn't anything that she could do. She even went to Regina to kill her. She begged Regina to destroy her heart because she didn't know how to deal with the pain and the darkness in her heart. It took a long time, but finally Regina and Snow came together and forgave each other. They made their amends and realized that their feud was started with their mothers. It would end with them."
"What does that have to do with Neal?"
"Emma and Regina are both afraid of what Snow might do to save her child. They both know that extremes that Snow was willing to go to bring down Regina, the lengths that she was willing to go to be with Charming, and she had no limits when it came to protecting Emma even before she was born and they knew about the Curse. Snow will do anything and I do mean anything to protect her family," Blue explained.
"They fear that she will go dark again?"
"They know that she has the capability and the blemish on her heart to do it. They are prepared to do what they must to protect Neal, but they want to find every possible solution. Trust me when I say that Emma doesn't want to lose her baby brother. She also doesn't want to lose her mother in the process. It is going to be an uneasy road for us all."
"You don't think that we should just tell her?"
"No, because then all Snow will focus on doing is finding a way to save Neal. The rest of the town would no longer matter. The coming Blackness wouldn't even register for her. She would only get in our way because she would be trying to save him."
"Are we trying to save him?" Tink asked.
"We are."
"Then what are we going to do when we can't save him?" Tink questioned.
"Keep Snow from becoming the new Dark One."