What Regina doesn't understand is that seemingly horrible thing I did to her, I did for her. I gave up my only chance at happiness to marry a man that I didn't love because in a magic-induced vision of the future, I saw that the product of our union would be the most powerful sorceress any world would ever see. I punished her and molded her into a lady so that she could make the best of her situation, just like I had. I wanted the best for her, but she couldn't see it. All she wanted to do was ride horses and kiss her simple boyfriend. So I killed him. I couldn't bear to watch her squander her potential on some mindless stableboy. I wanted her to have the happiness that I could never find. I spent my entire life in the pursuit of some deeper meaning, but all I've found is unfulfilling power and a bitter taste in my mouth that I acquired from achieving
all my dreams and learning that what I thought would be a kingdom in the sky, was just a bunch of rocks, obscured by the clouds. I want Regina to have more than that. I want her to be powerful. And hopefully, that power will bring her fulfillment.
I can't believe that I almost gave up on her. That I doubted her love for me. I had been ready to kill her before she showed me the depth of her love. Love is weakness- but not when it's between and mother and her daughter, two people who can understand each other better than anyone else. Regina understands me, because she basically IS me, therefore, she will never betray me, which is why I will spend the rest of my life making her life better. I'm coming to her little world because soon, it will shatter, and then she'll need me to pick up the pieces. When everyone else has forsaken her, I will still be there, and we will be unstoppable.