Alexander walked out of the dark castle after Chen Xi. There was no princess in the castle, and he wasn't a knight. But the bad guys in the castle weren't much different from either Storybrooke or reality.

The sky had begun to lighten slightly by the time the two of them left the manor. The prelude to dawn had begun to sound. The stars and the moon began to leave the beautiful stage to the moon.

The two walked back without the anxiety and nervousness they had felt ...