The woods was place Ruby really loved, it wasn't always quiet since The Merry Men still had their camp out there, and Toothless was living by the well. But Ruby loved it out there, especially at night during wolves time, were she could just run and run and run, without a care in the world. This time she was especially happy to be out running again, since the harpy attack she'd had to heal properly before she could transform again. But now she could, and she could run without any pain in her side. She loved it, she had always loved it, but now that it had been a while since the last run, it felt so much better!

The feeling of blood pumping through her veins as she ran, was amazing. She just couldn't stop running, not until she reached the edge of the woods. There she sat down and panted quickly, almost like a dog. She found it weird how much she acted like a dog when in her wolf form, not that she didn't like dogs, but after having been forced to be a guard dog to the witch of Dunbroch against her will, it was a bit disturbing too. So she tried not to think about, and at least she was way bigger than a dog, so maybe others wouldn't make the mistake of thinking she was one.

She sat there in among the trees looking out over the town, wondering what Victor might be doing in that moment. She hoped he wasn't still at the hospital, he worked too hard sometimes, and she hoped that he wasn't doing that tonight. Not when she was out having fun. She had thought about asking him to go for a walk with her that night, but she was still wondering what he really thought of her werewolf side. But she was too nervous to ask him about it.

Jeff Solaris

His lab was a smoldering pile of rubble,   a fact that had annoyed Jeff to no end.  To get out of the town, and away from where his lab had blown up so Jeff could catch his breath and clear his head,  he'd went into the forest with some climbing gear he'd promised to return when he was done using it to the person he'd borrowed it from,  one of the regular citizens of Storybrooke. Right now he REALLY needed a distraction to take his mind off of the massive amount of work he'd have to do later.  To repair his lab he'd need a lot of supplies he didn't presently possess.  It would probably take an army of engineers,  someone with powers similar to Rumpelstiltskin or someone with heavy machinery to even partially rebuild his lab.  To make a long story short he had no resources whatsoever. 

The situation was less than ideal. 

What he needed was to take his mind off of the entire mess.  So Jeff decided he'd experience something new as an attempt to distract himself from the events that had unfolded.  Namely,  climbing a tree.  It was something he'd never done, not even one but that actually seemed to be worth doing.  Compared to individuals like Rumpelstiltskin or probably most of the population,  Jeff was defenseless even likely without magic, or machinery involved.  To make a long story short, he needed to hone his body anyway. 

Seeing a wolf eyeing the town,  Jeff immediately was rattled to the core before he could even attempt climbing the tree. This caused a small fall,  but not one that would injure Jeff in the slightest. Was the creature an abnormal,  like Rumple? Or a regular wolf? There was one way to find out that didn't involve hurting anyone. Well it would hurt him,  but only if he did it improperly.  Timidly he approached the creature as he was more than a little nervous about it. 

"Who are you?"