She thought she had seen everything. She thought she had endured everything. The lifetime of a fairy meant for extraordinary things that could make anyone, including a human, whisper “well shit” when faced with things that she would often shrug and admit it was a job risk. There were still some things that could very well surprise her. Impossible things happened every day.
This was one of those moments.
“Shit!”
She rarely swore in public but now seemed like the perfect time to use one of those get-out-of-the-confessional-free cards, if they made those. Mother Superior dove towards Mr. Gold and offered her arm and shoulder to help steady the man.
“Wh...you...” Where to start? Was there a place to start? Was it even her place? She closed her eyes and moved slowly inside the convent. Everything was deathly silent. “Phone is in our sitting room...” It was on the tip of her tongue to lash out and ask him if he knew how many people were out searching for him and worried, but now wasn’t the time for anger. Even so it was terribly misdirected. She wanted to strike out at those responsible.
“Who did this to you? Don’t move too much, please.” She kept her steps slow as she moved towards the sitting area of the dreary little convent. “Sisters! Sisters, I could use some assistance!” There was the sounds of shuffling in the distance from the younger and less experienced novices who were now fretting about their guest and what might be coming for the rest of Storybrooke.
“What kind of monster would do this to a person...?”