Well *smiles* the ‘dark’ castle isn’t so dark anymore. Although I think I can see why Rumple kept them closed, the light streaming in really highlights the dust. There was one minor mishap, I got impatient, I’m not very good at waiting for others to do things. Rumple said he would take them down down with magic but … well, I fell off the ladder.

Rumple caught me, he always catches me when I fall. Do you know what I love the most though? He didn’t scream about my foolishness, he just rolled his eyes and grumbled that I should be more careful. I knew I’d scared him – I’d scared me as well – but he didn’t try and forbid me from doing such things in future. He always respects me *happy sigh* I really love him.

We’ve been getting out of the castle regularly, Rumple has been taking me all sorts of places. I never thought I would actually get to see the world, it’s a dream come true. I’ve even managed to make some friends. Rumple grouses that I can do better than a werewolf but I know he doesn’t really mean it. Besides, at least Ruby doesn’t look at Rumple like he’s a monster, she knows all too well what that feels like.