I'd rather know he's home than worry about him being here.
[Her parents are perfectly capable of keeping Henry safe. In this world, without their magic and knowing how much of it had to have been used to get them here, Emma isn't sure she and Regina would have been able to protect him. The kid's been through enough because of them.
This time, she'd rather know he gets to sit out than to have him beside her - especially when they still don't have the slightest clue as to what they're dealing with.]
Then we'll have to make our own way out.
[They'll figure it out, they just need some time to see how this place operates. Maybe their magic isn't even gone, just blocked.
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[Her parents are perfectly capable of keeping Henry safe. In this world, without their magic and knowing how much of it had to have been used to get them here, Emma isn't sure she and Regina would have been able to protect him. The kid's been through enough because of them.
This time, she'd rather know he gets to sit out than to have him beside her - especially when they still don't have the slightest clue as to what they're dealing with.]
Then we'll have to make our own way out.
[They'll figure it out, they just need some time to see how this place operates. Maybe their magic isn't even gone, just blocked.
It wouldn't be the first time.]