The Return, cont’d
Why the scam, Gold wants to know . August says, “I had to make you work for it…Do I even look like him at all?” Gold figures out that August came from FTL, then he thows August against a tree, dagger to his throat, and asks who told him about the dagger and about Gold. August claims he a fairy told him. “If you know who I am, then you know who I am,’ Gold says ominously. “The chances of you suvivinfmg this little encounter are pretty slim.” August claims he’s dying and needs magic to live. Gold softens a liitle. August continues that he approached Emma first but since she doesn’t believe in the curse, she can’t help. Gold argues that Emma trusts August, so he should try again to convince her. Gold releases August: “You’re going to die either way. At least this say I might get something out of it.”
In FTL, Rumple summons the Blue Fairy. She doesn’t seem surprised that he’s still in FTL; in fact, shereacts rather self-righteously. Before he can ask, she declares there are no more magic beans. “That’s a lie, ” Rumple roars. He begins guessing other means of transport to the land without magic. The fairy hesitates when he guesses “a curse, ” then smugly answers, “Of course you would think of a curse instead of a blessing. Your magic is limited by its own rotten core. “