It's still very unusual where I'm from, but not unheard of. I actually thought I'd just landed in a part of home that I'd never been to before, when I was in Emprise du Lion. Not so much, as it turns out, ( and she smiles, rolling her eyes a little at herself.

She doesn't go on to elaborate about Regina or Rumpelstiltskin or Zelena, to divulge any of the terrible things about her world. No one really needs to hear about that, and her brief efforts to explain the Dark Curse to Hermione and Cassandra hadn't really been easy. In fact, Ruby had felt a little bit like they thought there was something seriously wrong with her.

Instead she wraps up what she's doing, using some of the snow to rinse off her hands and rubbing them down with a rag after tying up what they've done so far in the bear's skin. )

All right. Want to head back?