The Long, Hard Fall is the thirty-first issue of Fables, and the second part of the informal Mean Seasons arc.
Publisher's summary
During the long, chilly fall, Snow White’s motherhood begins in earnest and her relationship with Bigby comes to a crossroads in a way that alters many lives. New jobs and apartments are handed off in Fabletown as Boy Blue makes a fateful decision. And a severed head spills its guts once more.
Plot
Bigby, Beast and Cindy interrogate a decapitated wooden soldier, while Snow shows Beauty the ropes of the Business Office. Meanwhile Cole moves out of his apartment for Charming and Swineheart cures Boy Blue's hands. Cole moves in with Blue and Bigby explains the role of Sheriff to Beast. Bigby introduces Beast to Gudrun, an unglamoured secret swan that lays golden eggs. Snow leaves with her children to the Farm, while Bigby also departs. They make it to the Farm, where Rose Red meets her new nephews and nieces. Hobbes wakes up Prince Charming and says that Boy Blue is gone and he has stolen the Witching Cloak, the Vorpal Sword and Pinocchio's body. Colin visits Snow in a dream, and ominously tells her that evil things are still coming in the future.
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