— That boy with the knife... You stopped fighting him. Why?
— 'Cause he was... Just a boy.
— No. There was something else. I saw it in your eyes. Why did you stop? Why?
— Because when I looked at his face, I saw me.
— Go on.
— That look in his eyes... The despair. I had it back when I was in the foster system. Just a lost little girl who didn't matter and didn't think she ever would. A little girl who cried herself to sleep at night 'cause... She wanted her parents so bad. And could never understand... Why they gave her up.
— And then you found us. It was too late.
— It's just, on this island... I... I don't feel like... A hero or a savior. I just feel like what I've always been. An orphan.
Well, if you have true love, what difference does it make whether you live in a castle or on a farm?
— You hear that, too? You're Emma, right? I wonder why they can't hear the crying.
— Who are you?
— Oh, did I forget to introduce myself? I'm Peter. Peter Pan.
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