Swan Song ❂ Killian Jones [1]

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After receiving a message from Emma to urgently come to her and Snow's apartment, Odette didn't hesitate in taking the opportunity to get out of her apartment and over to the calm, peaceful, Lacey-less home. And also, the message didn't sound like anything good.

So, Odette was quick to question it once she walked through the door. "What's going on? Why'd you call me over here so fast?" She asked as she took off her coat and scarf before joining Emma and her mother in the kitchen.

"I found out who the 'she' is. The one August was trying to warn us about." Emma said in a quiet voice, making Odette's eyes widen in surprise.

"Really? Who? How? Where is she?" Odette asked a string of questions, wanting to know everything. This was really good news. If they knew who it was they could figure out a plan on how to stop her.

"It's Tamara." Emma whispered.

"I knew she was fishy." Odette gasped, proud of herself for being right.

"Oh, not you too!" Snow groaned out, sending Odette a look of disbelief.

"See? This isn't just about me." Emma gave her mother a pointed look, happy to know one more person shared her opinion. Now she couldn't so easily be dismissed because people thought this was about Neal. "This is about August. He died trying to warn us about someone. A woman. "She". Tamara has a list of people who live here, what their fairy tale names are. Doesn't that worry you?"

"There could be a million different explanations for what you saw." Snow pointed out in a pleading tone, hoping to get the two women to let go of this idea. Especially when they had nothing to base it on.

"Possibly, but she was also very interested in everything relating to magic and all the magical stuff around town when I ran into her and Neal." Odette pointed out the reason for her own suspicions.

"Maybe because she never knew about magic existing before?" Mary Margaret asked in a doubtful tone.

"Well, when I started asking questions about Hook still being MIA she was very eager to come up with possible explanations." Odette added on, remembering the morning on the ship and Tamara's behaviour. "It was odd. Almost like she knew the answers but didn't want me to know them."

"We don't know anything about her. And she lied to me. When she said I could trust her, she lied." Emma shared, Odette pointing a finger at her and nodding her head. That was pretty damning in her opinion.

"Odette, you're just on edge with trust because you got tricked by Regina and now you don't want to believe anyone new." Snow pointed out in a regretful tone. She hated to say it, but the idea of letting the two fuel each other's doubts didn't seem like a good one. "And Emma, your "superpower" has been known to be unreliable. Especially when you're emotional."

Snow walking away as she grabbed her bag and headed for the door made Odette and Emma turn to follow her as Emma spoke. "For the last time, I do not have feelings for Neal! That was over a decade ago! I'm over it!" Emma let her annoyance show as she denied the indirect accusation. While focused on her mother, she entirely missed the flash of doubt on Odette's face.