Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide

[stillsmallvoice]

There's significance in the wisdom of a child, even more in one like Henry. It's no small matter that Archie Hopper's moment of illumination came at the bottom of a mine shaft where they both could have died.

And above all, there's the very real significance that he's stood up to the one person in Storybrooke, outside of perhaps Mr. Gold whom he only associates with when absolutely necessary, that could crush him like a bug.

Yet, once Marco has bid him goodnight he and Pongo return to the office and a stack of files. And mostly full bottle of scotch, leading to a tumbler of scotch... and quite naturally a belly of scotch as he considers the decisions he's made.

[ooc: Episode tag to 1x05, finding my feet so to speak. Feel free to tag in.]

Comments

[the_fairest]

One of the great things about Storybrooke being a small town is that it is relatively safe. Oh, they still encourage their children to come in from playing on the lawns a few hours after dark and a town, no matter how small, still has a curfew ordinance.

But it's a safe place to walk at night -- whether that's because it's a safe town, or because no one would dare have to face the Mayor at midnight for getting caught doing something -- so that is just what Mary Margaret is doing.

She couldn't sleep and she didn't want to wake Emma, so she's walking. Watching the stars, and the street lamps, and listening to the magical sound of the crickets.

[ahuntsman]

It'll be some time later when there comes a knock on Archie's office door.

It's Sheriff Graham, though he hasn't come here on official business as Sheriff, exactly.