[ Emma nods, as if supporting Kate's assessment. Everyone should be glad to not have anyone from the future. It means they can't pull the wool over your eyes. Emma had enjoyed being the one with all the answers. She doesn't have that anymore. ]

If I had known … [ She wouldn't have gone to that feast with him. Would have held him at arm's length—or done a better job of it, at least. Now the loss feels real. And the worst part is that it's not just him. It's her parents, too. The parents that she had just begun to let in. ] I would have done things differently.

[ After a beat, it occurs to her to add: ] He probably knows that. It's probably why he didn't say anything. [ Perhaps not giving him as much credit as he deserves, but she can't help but feel it's true. He understands her better than anyone. ]

Instead, I had to hear from Robin Hood.