eachdraidh | {3rd Hope; voice} {Seelie; Open to Hermione's Compass network, backdated}

[There's a pause as she catches her breath after the initial whirlwind of emotion at Emma being affected by the silver sickness, the worry and guilt as they kept searching for answers. That the True Love's Kiss actually worked against this as well as it had any other curse back home. Snow is still a little breathless at that, but she feels it is important to try tell others. This particular method might not work for everyone, but if there's a chance it could help even one other.....it would be worth this.]

I know some are newer around here. Not the best of circumstances to meet but I'm Snow. And I figured at least one method against this silver spreading. But it might not work for everyone. Back home, in Storybrooke, in the Enchanted Forest, there was one way to cure any curse. True Love's Kiss. It works against this too. Of course not everyone would be able to use this option, like I said. But I thought....if it could help even one other person besides Emma, my daughter, I should tell you. I hope everyone is managing all right through this. If I can help more, just let me know.

[Yes, she said her daughter. Snow White has a daughter. And still believes in the likes of True Love in spite of everything. In spite of being separated from her own, Charming, for over a year here.]

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Of course. It's not that you should have tried talking to each other about it rather than turning to a witch.

[It may be a little chiding, really it seems by now that Merida has learned her lesson there. Magic can't and shouldn't be used for every little thing. Still, she assumes that things work out since Merida doesn't seem as upset over it, talks about breaking the curse so that's something to be grateful for at least.]

And how did you fix that, exactly?

I tried but she wouldn't listen! Mum wouldn't even let me have a say in anythin', so I took actions into my own hands an' bested my suitors. After that, we had a fight an' I ran away from th' castle.

[There are times like now that she kicks herself, but Merida had made her mistakes and learned from them. She's grown since then, obviously, if the tone of her voice - exasperation at her teenage self - was anything to go by.]

I thought it was th' tapestry that I needed to fix from when I ripped through it with my sword durin' our fight, but it was th' bond torn by our pride that I had to mend. I almost didn't make it...th' curse had a time limit. Once th' second sunrise came, that would be it an' she'd be stuck as a bear forever. To make things worse, dad had found out an', well, dad's not th' Bear King for nothin'. He led th' clans on a hunt for her.

[She sighs.]

I fought dad from killin' her, but Mor'du interrupted before I could explain anythin'. Mum protected me from him, fought him off an' he ended up gettin' killed when one of th' monoliths fell on him after she rammed him into it enough. I...I broke th' curse by suckin' my pride in an' apologising. Sayin' it was my fault an' admittin' it was what broke th' curse, we figured.

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I take it your father didn't know it was her as the bear. I'm glad it worked out though. I assume Mor'du was one of the clansmen was it? Pride, mending the bond between you was what it took. If only this silver sickness were as easy to cure. Bit this isn't quite the same, quite as simple.

[Family misunderstandings though. Every family has them. Even the Charmings. Theirs just hasn't involved trying to marry Emma off and being turned into a bear.]

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