Chapter 39
Coraline lay in Will's bed watching her get ready for the day. She had been happy to spend the night with her the night before, but now, they needed to talk. The conversation the night before at Regina's had been very cryptic in areas and hopeful in others. She wasn't sure how she should feel about it. She didn't know if she should be happy that she could see the progress that her presence was making or if she should be worried because of it.
"Stop over thinking everything," Will told her when she caught the intense look in her eyes.
"It is hard not to. Everything that happens here affects me. I know that the only person amongst all of you that understands that better than anyone is Ma. She almost caused herself not to exist. I can't let that happen. I know that I am not the reason that Mom and Ma get together. But, for Mom, I am her proof that she gets her happy ending. I can't take that away from her."
"You won't."
"Why are you so sure about it?" Coraline asked her.
Will turned from the closet and walked back to the bed. She sat on the edge of it, next Coraline's legs as she sat up in the bed. She placed her hand comfortingly on Coraline's calf and turned to face her. A small smile crept across her face and Coraline couldn't help but lose her thoughts in the depths of Wilhelmina's electric blue eyes.
"I am sure about it, because I know that your mother is going to do everything in her power and everything not in her power to make sure that the future that you grew up in doesn't exist. Or, if by some chance it has to exist in that manner, that you aren't alone. That they, your moms, survive the Blackness. Trust me, Coraline. She wants the best for you. She wants you to want for nothing. Now, she knows that you will want for her love and it is tearing her up inside. She would die for you and she does in the future. She doesn't do it because she knows she has to die. We all do, well, you all do, eventually. She does it because of the sheer amount of love that she has for you. Yes, she was heartbroken because of Emma's death and I won't deny that probably helped her motivation in attacking the Blackness head on, but she wasn't alone in that. From what you've told us, Charming and even your brother did the same thing. But, Regina wanted to make sure that you were cared for, that you survived, that you were safe, so she sent you off with Belle and Red, knowing that they would give you all that and more since she wouldn't be there."
"I know that."
"Have you told Regina that?" Will asked her.
"What do you mean?"
"Have you told your mother that you forgive her for protecting you?"
"Yeah…"
"No, I mean have you really talked about it. No, you haven't. You've told her what happened. You've told her how it made you feel. You've shared what happened the day you cast the spell to come back to this time. Have you actually sat down and talked with her about that? Have you asked her how all that made her feel? No, you haven't. And, do you know how I know that you two haven't talked about it?" Will questioned.
"How?"
"Because of the conversation we had last night after dinner. She is trying to figure all this out in that crazy brain of hers. She is pulling from everything that she can. And, you still haven't told her how much you love her, or that you forgive her. She is trying so hard to be the person that you want to her to be, that you don't see how it is destroying her," Will told her.
"What would you have me do? Tell her that I love her beyond words. I do. Everything that I ever did in the Enchanted Forest was for her. I've told her that. What else would I have done for her? I've told her everything that I know."
"Everything?" Will asked.
"Yes, everything."
"What about me?" Will questioned.
"What about you?" Coraline asked in response.
"Have you told her about me?"
"What is there to tell, Will? You aren't in my future. You just aren't there. I don't know what that means. I've tried to pull memories out to see where you are, but you just aren't there. I don't know what happens to you, but I know that you're not there to protect us. Does that hurt me to know that? Yes, it does. Does it hurt Mom, too? I am sure, but I don't know how to fix that. I don't know if you weren't there for the simple fact that you weren't here, but now, you are. Maybe you being here changes everything, maybe it doesn't. The fact of the matter is, I have no fucking clue what I am actually changing and what I am not because my memories aren't changing. And, if my memories aren't changing, then maybe this was all for naught," Coraline told her as she sat down hard on the bed, burying her head in her hands and crying.
"I don't know what you should tell her. She is your mother and that is between the two of you, but I still think that you need to talk to her. She deserves to know what you do and don't know. She can't make a fully informed decision without your input."
"I know that."
"Then why are you holding back?" Will asked her.
"Because I was hoping that I would get to spend some time with her without having to worry about the family or the Blackness or whatever big bad decide to attack Storybrooke. For once, I was hoping for a little bit of peace and some time to actually be just her daughter and not the Swan Princess. I am tired of being the Survivor, Will. I just want to be a daughter, a friend, and possibly a lover to someone. I don't want to be what everyone is putting all their hopes and dreams into. I don't want to be the one that reunites the Forest and makes it whole again. I just want to be a kid. I just want a life with my mothers and my brother without the worry that they are going to die and I can't stop it because I am not big enough to do anything."
"You are giving them hope," Will told her.
"Hope isn't enough."
"Sure it is," Will replied.
"How can you say that?"
"Because hope is born from love, Coraline, and you are giving that to everyone in spades."
Emma rolled over and reached across the bed trying to find Regina. She didn't find anything but cool sheets. She turned further on her side and looked at the wide windows. She covered her eyes for a few seconds until they were accustomed to the light. When she opened them again, she saw Regina's silhouette in front of the window.
"Babe?" Emma asked, sitting up a little on her side.
"Very respectful, Miss Swan."
"Oh, stop. I love you. You love me. There is no one here to hear me call you that. If you want, I'll start calling you sweetie when we are in public," Emma threatened.
"Not if you ever expect to share my bed again," Regina countered.
"What's wrong, Regina?"
"I don't know. I just don't feel right. There is something wrong and I can't figure it out."
"Magical?" Emma asked, scooting across the bed to face her more fully as she sat on the end of the bed, her heart aching for Regina because she didn't know what was wrong.
"I don't think so."
"Henry or Coraline?"
"No, I don't feel that anything is wrong with them. Coraline is well and still with Will. Henry is still asleep. He won't be up for at least another hour or so. It is the weekend after all. I am not sure what it is. I just have an odd feeling."
"Care to describe it?"
Regina turned around. She could see the questions and worry in Emma's viridian eyes. She didn't know how to tell her how she felt. The hollowness inside wasn't so hollow anymore. There was a fullness that she had never felt before and grew every day that she was with Emma. It consumed her and fanned the flames that Emma had ignited. She was in love and she didn't know what to do with it. She hadn't ever felt like this before.
"It's consuming," she stated as she turned around to face out the window again.
Emma, still worried about her, got up off the bed. She walked over to where Regina was standing. She didn't take her in her arms like her body was screaming for her to do. She stood back just a little waiting to see what Regina wanted, unwilling to push her in this moment.
"How so?" Emma asked.
"It just is."
Regina turned around. She knew that Emma had come to her, but she was surprised at how close she really was. She looked up into those emerald eyes with a plea in her own. Emma gave her a half smile and encircled her with her arms. Regina buried herself in Emma's warmth and she felt herself melting. The bond between them made her feel whole inside, again. She felt warm and loved in a way that she had only dreamed about, only read about, only seen others have. She felt like Emma was her home and all she wanted to do was stay with her and build that home. She couldn't help the tears that she shed as she realized, finally, that wasn't a weakness to be feared but a strength to be cultivated and built upon. It was the greatest thing she'd ever felt.
"I love you," the words tumbled from her mouth as she buried herself further into Emma.
At a loss for words, Emma just held her tighter. She didn't know what brought on this early morning show of emotion and she wasn't going to push Regina to find out. She just held her and waited, knowing that when she was ready, Regina would tell her. She cradle Regina's head against her shoulder and found that she was whispering to her in her ear.
"I'm sorry. I just…I've never felt like this before. I've never ached inside to be close to someone. I've never needed someone to feel whole…like I do when I am with you."
"I love you, Regina. I understand what you are saying. It's okay. I love you," Emma told her.
"I love you, too. I can understand now why my mother thought that love was weakness. She had been fighting the world on her own for so long that she felt betrayed by her senses. She couldn't handle the heartache. She didn't understand what it meant to be loved. She feared it."
"Do you, Regina? Do you fear your love? Do you want to take your heart out?"
"No…never…not for love anyway. I love you and I love Henry. Henry taught me how to love, but you…you gave me love in a way that I had only ever dared to dream about. I haven't felt this complete, this whole since David. But, it is different with you. It is all consuming. You are in my thoughts every second I am awake and in my dreams when I'm asleep. All I want is to be in your arms. When you are across the room from me, I can feel your gaze on me and I know that I am safe. I know that you will always be there for me and I can feel your love even across town. There is a connection between us. I cannot deny. I don't want to deny it. I want to embrace it," Regina told her as she turned up to look into her eyes, again.
"Then embrace it, Regina. Don't hide. Let your feelings out," Emma replied.
"I'm trying," Regina stated.
Emma hugged her tighter. She pushed Regina's head into the crook of her neck. She placed her hand on the back on the Regina's head as she held her in place. She turned her head just enough to kiss her temple.
"I know, Regina. I am not going to let you fall. I am going to help your through this. We are going to do together," Emma told her.
"I know. We are stronger together. We've proven that time and again," Regina replied.
"And, we will continue to do so, Regina, together," Emma said.
Regina turned her head and kissed Emma. She was glad that Emma was her equal in so many things. Even if their love was completely ironic, Regina was grateful that Emma could keep her grounded. She was even more grateful that Emma loved her so fiercely.
Suddenly, she was overcome again. Her stomach was churning. She felt a disturbing feeling in the pit of her stomach, one that she hadn't felt in years and one that she wasn't sure she liked. She looked up into Emma's eyes and her stomach dropped further. She felt sick.
"Regina?"
"I'm fine. We need to get together with everyone. We need to find a course of action."
"Don't do this," Emma told her.
"Don't do what?"
"Don't' change the subject. We all know that we are going to have to fight soon, but we aren't going to do alone. We are going to fight as a family. I am not going to let you go off and do this on your own because you have some crazy sense of entitlement because you were once the Evil Queen. I've told you that you aren't her, so stop acting like it," Emma stated.
Regina saw the fire in Emma's eyes. She knew that she wasn't bluffing. Emma wasn't going to let her fight this or anything alone ever again. She smiled. She'd finally found someone that thought she was worth fighting for and she was enjoying it. It didn't matter what she thought of herself or her position among the townsfolk; Emma would always see her as Regina, the mother of Henry and her lover. It was just that simple for her.
"Why?"
"Why what?" Emma asked in response.
"Why do you care so much?"
"Because I love you and I am not going to let you destroy yourself at some half-assed scheme for penance. You've proven yourself to me and that is all that matters. Screw the rest of them. Coraline is our happy ending. Do you think that I am going to let you give that up?"
"Why wouldn't you? I've caused you and family so much pain. I don't deserve this."
"Because we are looking for our happy ending, Regina. You are mine and I am yours. So, if you think that I am going to let you do this and destroy my happy ending again because you still have this crazy notion to punish yourself when Snow and I have already forgiven you, then you're wrong, so very wrong. I am not giving up on you and neither should you," Emma stated.
She pulled Regina back into her arms. She held her tightly trying to force her love and anything else that she could think of into Regina. She bent her head and kissed the crown of the brunette's head several times. She could feel Regina giving into her and she smiled against her hair.
"What did I do to deserve you?" Regina mumbled the question.
"You cursed the entire realm, tried to kill my entire family and raise my son," Emma quipped.
"Besides that," Regina said with a slight laugh.
"You loved me," Emma replied with such an fierce seriousness that Regina was taken aback.
Emerald met mahogany. Slowly Emma raised her hand to Regina's chin and she tipped her head back ever so slightly. She leaned down and kissed her. In that moment, for Regina, nothing else mattered. She was being held by the woman she loved and she loved her in return. Everything else was just circumstance that she could deal with. She would find a way as long as she had Emma by her side. She realized that their strength together would carry them on and they would save the town. Together they would defeat this and save their growing little family.
"What?" Emma asked her feeling the smile creep across Regina's face.
"Thank you," she replied.
"For?"
"Never giving up on us…me…and reminding me who I can be with you," Regina replied.
"Anytime, babe, anytime," Emma stated and they both laughed.
Regina kissed her again. All the pain and suffering that she thought she deserved died every time their lips touched. Emma was her balm and she finally decided to bury herself in it. She knew that it would still take time, but Emma was going to be the reason that she made it through. She was the reason that she fought the darkness inside herself and tried to be a better person. It was Emma's love and Henry's devotion to them both that healed the brokenness in her heart. Every time she looked into their eyes, her childhood didn't matter. Every time they gave her affection and she could feel it coursing through her body, she knew that Love wasn't weakness as she had been taught so many years ago. It was going to be her greatest strength.
Suddenly, her stomach ached again and she pulled away from Emma. There were questions in her eyes, but Emma didn't stop her as she ran to the bathroom. She barely had time to shut the door before she started retching. She heard the small knock on the door and knew that Emma was just on the other side of it, coming to check on her.
She looked up in to the mirror as she wiped the back of her hand across her mouth. Her eyes were bright and cheery. There was no reason for her to be sick. She quickly brushed her teeth and gargled to get the taste of bile out of her mouth. When she was done, she opened the door to see a very worried Emma staring at her.
"Sorry, I guess I just got overwhelmed," Regina told her weakly.
"You sure?" Emma asked, her voice filled with concern.
"Yeah, I am fine."
"Well, if you do that again, I am taking you personally to see Whale," Emma told her.
"I would rather see Doc," Regina replied.
"I can make that happen, too."
Regina just smiled at her. She knew that Emma wasn't going to let her suffer. Besides, she felt fine. There was no reason for her to be sick. She had just gotten too emotional and her body reacted. It wasn't the first time something like that had happened to her, but it was the first time since she was a teenager. She just brushed it off. She'd be fine because they had to save Coraline. She wasn't sick. She couldn't be. She was just overwhelmed.
Snow and Charming were sitting at their breakfast table. She had just finished cooking something for them to eat. She was plating things up when Henry came barreling in the door. Snow gave him a strange look but didn't say anything. Henry ran into the kitchen, grabbed himself a plate of food and some utensils, and then sat down at the table with them.
"Well, good morning, buddy," Charming said to him.
"Morning, Grandpa," he replied.
"What's going on?"
"I don't know. Mom and Ma weren't up. I was hungry and I figured that you had something ready to eat," Henry said and then ate a forkful of eggs.
"Well, you're welcome," Snow said, smirking at her teenage grandson.
"Sorry. I know that I should have called first, but I didn't think that you'd mind. Mom and Ma have been so preoccupied with finding a way to stop Rumple that they've forgotten about me a little bit," Henry replied in between bites.
"They haven't forgotten about you, Henry," Snow started.
"Okay, I know that. That came out wrong. I understand it and I get it. I don't blame them, but there is something else too. Mom seems different," Henry stated.
"Different how?" Charming asked.
"I can't explain it. She just seems…different. She doesn't want to be away from Emma and if she is, she has to have Will near her. I don't get it. It is like she doesn't want to be alone."
Snow gave Charming a strange look. She didn't know what to think of what Henry was saying. Charming gave her a reassuring smile. She smiled back and wondered if Regina and Emma knew that Henry had left the house this early in the morning.
"I'll call Emma," she said, getting up from the table.
Charming and Henry kept eating. Snow just shook her head as she went into the other room and picked up the phone. She sat down on the edge of her bed and dialed Emma's cell. She waited for Emma to pick up, trying to figure out why Regina would be acting weird enough for Henry to pick up on it. She could only wonder how worried Henry really was if he was telling her about it. The phone rang several times before it went to voicemail. She looked up from the floor and met Charming's eyes. He could see the look of worry in her eyes. He mimed for her to try again or try another number for Emma or Regina. She dialed another number and Emma answered.
"What's wrong, Snow?" she asked on the other end of the line.
"I was just calling to let you know that Henry is here with us," Snow replied.
"He is?"
"It seems that he was hungry so he came over. He did mention that you and Regina were sleeping in a little today. I am sure he thought that you all needed it after last night."
"He is so considerate. I am sorry if he woke you. He knows that he should have called first."
"He's worried about his moms," Snow said.
"I know, Mom. I do, but I don't know what to do for him. We are giving him everything that we can, but I don't know that it is enough. Even Coraline is spending as much time as she can with him, but we've just been preoccupied with trying to stop Rumple," Emma stated.
"He knows that. He appreciates it, I'm sure. He is still worried."
"Why would you say that?" Emma questioned.
"He said something about Regina acting a little different. It must be something if Henry's picked up on it. It doesn't sound like a bad thing to me. It just seems that Regina wants to make sure that everything works out with this. I wouldn't be too worried about it yet, but just remember that your father and I are here if you need us," Snow offered.
"I know, Mom and we appreciate it."
"Well, let me get back to breakfast with the boys. I need to get Neal ready for a fun day at the park with the rest of the kids. Don't want to stop and make Rumple think that he can keep the town hostage while he tries to do whatever he is going to do, right?"
"Right, Mom. Just be careful. Call us if you need us."
"I'll take Henry with us. I think he could use some time to burn off some pent up energy. I know that Neal will love having him there to play," Snow stated.
"That sounds great, Snow. Just call me when you are tired of him and I'll come get him. Have fun and tell him to behave. If he needs money for something, I'll pay you back later," Emma said and Snow could hear some slight anxiety in Emma's voice.
"There's no worries about that, Emma. He's our grandson. It'll be our treat to spend some time with him. It isn't like we can't keep up with him like normal grandparents. Take care of Regina, Emma. We'll see you later, maybe for lunch at Granny's?" Snow suggested in a question.
"Yeah, sounds perfect. Talk to you later, Mom. Have fun," Emma replied ringing off.
Snow looked at the phone. She could tell that Emma was distracted. She hadn't sounded sleepy. She sounded perfectly awake. She had been surprised that Henry had left the house. She shook it off knowing that Emma would tell her if there was something wrong. She just figured that they needed some personal time.
She still wasn't completely used to the idea of Emma and Regina being together, but she was making strides. She could agree that they complimented each other very well and they were a challenging couple. It wasn't a bad thing. It reminded her a lot of how she and Charming were in the beginning. They challenged each other, but it also meant that when one was weak the other was strong enough for the both of them. She could only smile because she felt bad for anything or anyone that stood in their way. Emma had made it clear that she would fight her own parents to be with Regina. She knew where Emma got her fierce determination from and she knew that Emma would do it. She'd fought Regina and George to be with Charming. Her grin got even bigger as she thought about all the obstacles between her and Charming in the beginning. She could only hope that Emma and Regina didn't have to go through all that to find their happy ending. They'd already been through enough apart to have to fight to stay together so hard. They deserved their happy ending and Snow was willing to fight on their side for it.
She went back into the kitchen and sat at the table. She smiled at Charming and then Henry. She gave Charming a small glance. He knew by it that she would tell him more later when they were at the park, but for now, everything was okay and that was all he needed to know.
"I talked to Emma, Henry," Snow told him.
"Yeah?"
"She was awake. She is upset that you didn't tell them you were coming over, but she was happy that you thought they needed to sleep in. She told me that you could spend the day with us and Henry. We are heading to the park. I know how much you like playing with your little uncle and I know he enjoys it, too," Snow told him.
"Sounds like fun," Henry replied.
"We could work on your footwork and sword play while Snow and rest have their playdate," Charming offered.
"Sounds perfect," Henry stated.
"You sure?"
"I love you both. Yeah, I want to hang out with him. It's the weekend and there is no school. I am game for anything that doesn't keep me cooped up in the house all day," Henry replied.
"Then, finish eating and then will go," Snow told them, smiling at her big impromptu family park play date, thinking that the only thing that would make it better was Emma and Regina.
She made a mental note to invite them out again later. She would wait for Aurora and Ella to leave before she asked them to join them. She knew that Emma would mind the other women and their children, but she wasn't sure how Regina would react to them if she was out of sorts like Henry had described. It was better to be safe than sorry later. Snow liked to maintain the peace and Regina knew that. It was the one thing that Regina and Snow had always agreed on after the curse ended. It was Snow's greatest achievement according to Regina and she wasn't going to fight it because she knew how important the peace was between the people of the town.
Rumple had spent the night in the woods. He had camped out near the well. He wasn't surprised that nothing else had come out. He wasn't hoping that something else would come, but he was hoping that the portal was still open so he could go through. He wasn't disheartened though. He would just try again.
He shook himself off as he stood up. He brushed the leaves and dirt off himself. He walked over to the well and looked down into it. The swirl of the spell was gone. He wasn't sure if it had timed out or Emma and Regina simply closed it. It didn't matter. It was closed and he would have to open it again.
He would go visit the Abbey today. He knew that the fairies had left to take refuge elsewhere when he was attacking it earlier in the week. He didn't think that they would have returned so quickly. He could hope that the barriers were down. If they were, he would know that Emma and Regina moved whatever they thought that he wanted away from the Abbey. It didn't matter to him though. He wanted to know what was there and he would take it. It was a simple plan, too simple, but he needed new stock.
He didn't care what he would find in their holds. It would be enough for him to create or combine into what he needed. They didn't understand dark magic like he did. He knew that Regina could have spoiled this for him, but he doubted that she had thought that far ahead and against him. They had been too worried about keeping him out of the Abbey more than they were worried about preventing him from doing anything else.
He started stomping through the forest. He could have poofed himself to the Abbey but he didn't want to waste any energy day. He needed to keep a supply ready for him to poof back and forth from the Abbey as he stole their magicks and potions. He knew that they might stumble upon him as he was working on getting what they had stored, but he didn't care. He would deal with that when the time came. But for now, he would just walk to the Abbey.
"That's the last of it, Blue," Tink told her put the vials in the wall cabinet.
"You're sure?"
"Yep," Tink replied.
"Good. Now, Rumple won't have anything to work with. I'll let Regina know that we've gotten everything out of the Abbey. Are you going to stay here for a while?" Blue asked her.
"Yeah, I am. I call Regina in a few and tell her to come to her vault to cast some spells of protection. I know that you and I are going to do some on the vault, but I know that she'll want to add her own. It is her vault."
"I am still surprised that she is letting us hide them here," Blue mused.
"It is only until she can think of somewhere else to hide them from Rumple. We all know that he will think of coming here after he finds out that Abbey doesn't have anything. You need to go find a better hiding place. I'll stay here. I am sure that Regina will be here soon," Tink said.
"I am sure that she will," Blue answered. "Be careful and stay low. If you need help, you know what to do. We will all be here as fast as we can."
"I know," Tink replied as she sat down on a stone bench in the vault.
Blue nodded to her. She whipped her wand around and shrunk herself, knowing it would be easier for her to move about town if she was smaller. She left the vault in Tink's hands and hoped that Regina and Emma got there before Rumple found out the Abbey was empty.
Tink looked around the vault. She'd been in there before but now seeing it covered with fairy potions and magical tomes. It looked out of place, but she knew that Regina was no longer the Evil Queen. It meant a lot to Blue that Regina had even opened her vault to them. She knew that they had an unlikely alliance, but Coraline had brought them together in a way that no one else could.
She smiled. Coraline was her charge and Regina's daughter, but she was so much more to the town. She had heard her floating a title around. She really was the "Swan Princess" even if she didn't accept the position completely. It reminded her of Emma. But, it was the other title that she used that worried her the most. Coraline called herself the "Survivor." She knew that she'd survived so much in the future, but was there a way that Tink and the rest of the fairies could protect her? Coraline was special. She could sense it. She would learn a lot from Blue, but she wondered if it would be enough.
She smiled. She and Blue had come together again because of Coraline. She was both of their charges because of her strange lineage. She was both a Charming through Emma and a Mills through Regina. She was one of the most protected beings by the fairies. She knew that even Nova would protect her, too.
She sat back and took in the magical environment. She could feel the magic that surrounded her. She could understand the longer that she sat there how Rumple and Regina were tempted by the darker side of magic. It could be intoxicating and the longer she sat there, the more she understood Regina's pull to magic in general.
"Hey Tink!" Nova said coming down into the vault to join her.
"Hey, Nova. Why are you here? Did Blue send you?"
"Yeah, she did. She wanted to make sure that everything was okay. Plus, she knows that Grumpy and the rest of the dwarves are down in the mine digging for more dust to help us once we are done dealing with Rumple. Plus, I thought that you might like some company until Regina and Emma get down here to seal it up further."
"You know that I'll never say no to that," Tink told her.
"So, how is working with Coraline going?" Nova asked her.
"She is learning quickly, but Regina is working with her too. I don't know what it is going to do for her. She won't have any of it to help her past," Tink replied.
"No, but it will make it easier for us to leave notes for her. But, I don't think anyone has thought of that, have they? We should record everything that Coraline has told us and everything that we do in order to help her learn to control her magic," Nova stated.
"That is an awesome idea," Tink said.
She thought about the idea. It was sound an idea. She would talk to Regina about it when she comes to the vault. She would do what she could before Regina said it was okay for her to make journals to help them when Regina had Coraline for real.
"I'll talk to her about it."
"So, what else is going with you?"
"Nothing, just trying to help the town and make my way as a fairy. I haven't been doing much else but doing my studies with Blue and trying to learn more about being a better fairy. I didn't get much training before, but that is also because Blue kicked me out of the flock."
"Well, that is true," Nova commented.
"So what do you want to do?" Tink asked her.
"I don't know. Want to look around? We could see what Regina has buried in here."
"We'll have to be quick because I know that Regina should be here soon," Tink replied.