Archie wondered if that would've been before or after he'd gotten what he wanted. Well, it was a moot point now. Or at least Archie was trying to convince himself it was.

"I'm relieved to-to hear that though g-given what's happened in Storybrooke since my...stay...on your ship," he began slowly, trying to control the urge to stutter, "I know that w-would've been unlikely."