"Oh, I'm fairly certain she's quite dead," he said matter-of-factly. "One of many faceless unfortunates whom the crown executed. Until, we thought, Miss Swan traveled in time and saved a stranger in need, bringing them back with her."

All the while, he was working it out in his head that killing Zelena must have somehow triggered the spell she had been trying to cast. Somehow granting her this second chance.

"She won't try to come to me again, at least I don't think. ...I suppose you'll know if I was wrong if you come back here and there's a dead woman on the floor."