knightsoflegend | LONDON ♔ i'm trapped alive and i've been burned | there's nothing left and nothing learned.

♬ when i first met him- julia murney

WHO || Belle and Gold [closed]
WHAT || Belle gets a message in a dream.
WHERE || Inside Belle's brain ????
WHEN || an explosion goes off in the distance
HOW || actionspam

It's been several months since anyone has heard from Auric Gold. Rumors have flown, and given the man's display of pyrotechnics on Andres, it's no wonder he's been given a wide berth, so long as he's not lighting up people for fun, and as the incidents on Andres were found to be related to a mysterious dagger and a son that Gold knows nothing about, the matter has since been laid aside, as other concerns crop up and take attention from the Knights.

It probably isn't the first time a knight has fled and it won't be the last, and there's nothing in his flight that suggests the matter need be pursued, assuming Gold will either come back on his own to face his demons or resurface whether for good or for ill. In the meantime, Gaston remains (surprisingly if you know anything about the Dark One, which even Gold doesn't) unharmed, which probably goes the farthest for pointing out that his self-imposed exile doesn't make him a threat, regardless of the truths that came out that fateful October afternoon.

He has not made contact with anyone, not even his familiar, who has been left at the castle to be taken care of by anyone who will take pity on a crocodile. In six months, no one has so much as heard a whisper of a suggestion of where he might be or when he might be coming back, or if he'll come back at all.

And then one evening, Belle goes to sleep in her bed, and as she drifts into a dream, there's Gold, a bit shabbier than he may have been when she last left him, but smiling all the same. There's a strangeness in his gaze- how he doesn't quite see her or meet her eyes, but it's unmistakably him.

"Belle," he begins, softly, addressing a point slightly to the left of her.

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[Cora glances between the three of them for a moment, before opting to try and sum up what the problem is.]

He contacted Belle through a dream. He said that he's looking for more answers about the Dark One and what that means for him. We were hoping that maybe you might have some information about him that could help us figure out where he would go, or at least what he might be looking for.

[It doesn't necessarily have to be about the magic end of it. Gold is Neal's father, that means Neal might have insights the rest of them don't - hopefully, if he remembers them.]

This probably isn't the kind of thing he should be doing alone.

He's.. [He shouldn't be surprised. Of course his father would try to take the Dark One power back. Or maybe he's looking for the dagger. God, he's not even sure.]

I have no idea, honestly. All that stuff isn't from this realm. It's from back home. All I can think he'd be doing here is trying to hunt down people that know about dark magic.

[ belle doesn't want to ask this, but she knows she has to, knows that neal might be one of the only people who can give her a good answer to this question. ] How... how far do you think he'd go to find these answers?

[ There's still a lot Henry doesn't know about his father and his grandfather, but he's not naive, he's got a decent sense of how hard this must have been - and still is - for his dad. But he's such a hero to Henry because he'll still help if he can. ]

[Neal lets out a really long exhale.]

As far as it takes. It's the only thing he's ever truly cared about.

[noT BITTER OR ANYTHING.]

[That ... sounds appropriately foreboding, especially with how dangerous magic can get in this world. She's still learning a lot of it, but she at least knows that much.]

So I guess now we have to find him before he goes too far.

[There's a pause, before she glances back to Belle. She knows she didn't want to take this higher up before because she didn't want to get Gold in trouble, but this seems like they need all the help they can get.]

Should we tell Wynn?

[ she looks between them all in turn, the weight of this decision clearly heavy on her heart, but she finally meets cora's eyes and nods once. ] It might be the only way to keep him safe.

[Her hand reaches over to find Belle's again, giving it a small squeeze because she knows how hard that is for her. But sometimes the best thing you can do for a person is stop them.]

I'll go with you. Or I can go, if you guys want to ...

[The three of them clearly had a lot to talk about and she was the odd girl out who's personal investment wasn't Gold, not really.]

The sooner we get to Wynn, the sooner we can stop him. [He couldn't do anything about it before when he was a kid, but he'll be damned if he lets this happen again.]

[ Henry's personally glad Cora is here and he'd be fine with her sticking around. It seems like maybe Belle would appreciate it, too. So he gives Cora just a little smile. ]

Come with us.

[Cora gives him a small smile in return before nodding.]

Then we should probably go now, even if it's late.

Lead the way.

[And she will nod before they all head out into the castle in search of Wynn! Who ... has an office somewhere? Or something?]

[ he has his chambers, behind those big golden doors in the round table room \o\ ]

[Which was the first place she was going to look anyway! So they head up to the round table room, and as they make their way inside, Cora ... makes a face.]

We probably should have called first.

[That's what you do when you don't want to disturb your boss's beauty sleep.]

I have feeling he'll understand. [ belle gathers herself, before rapping on those doors, and then stepping backwards with the others. moments later, the doors swing wide, golden light filling the chamber, that she quickly looks away from. when they close, wynn stands there, looking at them. ] We're very sorry to interrupt you, sir.

[Neal doesn't even go here, but maybe that's why he doesn't have an issue clearing his throat and speaking up.]

We're here about my father.

Sir Gold contacted Sir Desrosiers tonight and we think that the information he's looking for could end badly for him.

[To sum up. Cora doesn't know how much Wynn already knows about Gold's situation because ... he's Wynn and most of the time it seems like he knows everything. Usually.]

[ wynn looks between y'all with evident concern in the crease of his brow ] And what information do you speak of?

[ Henry's just as concerned as you, Wynn. ] He wants to know more about the Dark One and what that means for him.

The Dark One. [ he looks over at belle and neal ]

The whole... magic thing we talked about. [He tried to tell you it was bad news, Wynn. He tried.]

From what Neal says, there's a chance that he could go too far looking for answers and we're hoping to try and stop him before he does.

This matter certainly seems to bear further investigation. Problematically, however, I'm certain Sir Gold will be quite skilled in making himself difficult to locate.

Magically, maybe. But if you can get a general area, I could probably track him by scent. He probably wouldn't think to obscure that.

[Because everyone in this room knows she's a werewolf.

... Except for Neal. Oops.]

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