"I've never actually heard you talk about that before. I guess I've just never asked because I know it's a painful subject for you despite my own curiosity. I find Dad hard to think about sometimes myself because of how much I miss him." He would love to know more about the man who had become the Dark One for his son but he would never want to hurt someone just to sate his curiosity.

You could just take the knowledge. came the vision but Henry found that easy to ignore as he listened to Gold's answer to his other questions.

"I'm not gonna lie, Grandpa. I have wondered what it would be like to have magic. When I was younger, I hated it. I only saw the dark things like Mom casting the curse. But as I got older, and spent more time in your shop, I realised it can be used for good things. But that doesn't mean I want to embrace pure darkness. Can you really use dark magic to do good things?"

"Of course you can. Let me show you. Let me guide you." Again with the voice and again, Henry managed to ignore it. At least while he waited for his grandfather's response.