"You FOOLISH Girl" Cora yelled putting the emphasis on foolish. Her daughter was merely a woman nearing the age of 19 but yet she was married to the king. Her daughter didn't ask for this life for she was going to runway with the stable boy that was until her mother killed him.

"Mother please.." She cried this wasn't the first time her mother had lashed out on her but it certainly was the worse.

"NO! Regina, you ran off with THAT THIEF. LOOK WHAT HAPPENED, you are married." Cora grabbed Regina's left hand holding it in front of her face letting her daughter see the large diamond that sat there. "And now you're expecting, and not one but TWO." Cora studied her daughters face utter confusion was all there was.

"But how do you know?" Cora grabbed her daughter's shoulders and shook her. "Magic dear, they have magic"

But that was 4 years ago…. Regina gave birth to a girl and a boy. Ryla and Henry, her mother let her keep the boy but took the girl to her father. The king was far too old to have any more children and he wanted an heir to take over the throne the girl was not needed.

Robin Hood camp.

Robin awoke to the sound of a child squealing. The sun was streaming through the tent but cast shadows of the trees around. Today was the day that he lost his soul mate but gained a child two actually but he was not allowed to neither speak about him nor find him.

Robin got dressed and ready for the day, the night before he made sure to get Rylas presents ready for the big day. He pulled back the tent flap and was greeted by the whole camp playing with Ryla. The image of the Merry Men playing tag with a 3 or now 4 as it is her birthday was what made this day just a bit better his only wish is that Regina would have been there with them.

"PAPA!" the child exclaimed and ran to him with such force almost knocking him over. Robin picked up Ryla with ease and hugged her "Happy birthday Princess." He kissed her cheek then tickled her earning him a squeal and a I love you papa.

Robin set the girl down to go play with the other children as Friar Tuck came up to him. Robin knew where this was going.

"Robin, the child needs a mother, to teach her the ways of being a woman." Robin opened his mouth to interrupt. "And before you say no, look around you there are plenty of woman for you. I know they are not Regina but she's gone you have to move on." Just as Tuck was finishing Maid Marion came up and grabbed Robin's hand leading him to the group.

Maid Marion had been flirting with Robin ever since they saved her from the sheriff. Robin wasn't ready to move on he was still grieving Regina. Four years ago he had gotten the news that Regina had died giving child birth. He could barely go on he lost his soul mate. Marion was leaning on him and talking to him but Robin was more into thinking about Regina then listening to what Marion was saying. Ryla was the splitting image of her mother the dark hair and smile the only thing she got from him were her bright blue eyes and the dimples.

"Ryla" he called standing up. The child ran to him jumping in his arm. "Why don't we go get your presents?" Ryla nodded and her lips turned upward. The Merry Men all stood up everyone had helped in getting the girl the gift. Ryla had also inherited her mother's love for horses.

She was also very skilled in handling them even for her age not that Robin would let her go alone. They all walked to the makeshift stables there waiting was a 5 year old Frisian horse and a bow and arrows perfect for Ryla and her size hand crafted by Robin.

The bow had an R engraved in it to represent Ryla. Robin watched his daughter's reaction as they approached the horse.

"Papa?" she questioned. Robin nodded knowing what his daughter was asking.

"He is yours" Her eyes grew wide the horse walked up to Ryla and bent his head down letting Ryla stroke his nose.

"I'll name him Arrow." Arrow nodded his head as if he agreed.

"Speaking of arrows I also have this for you Princess." He handed her the bow.

"I Love them Papa!" Ryla jumped into his arms almost knocking him over once again. The Merry Men all let out a hearty laugh.

Later in the day after dinner and the excitement it was time for cake. Ryla was over the moon to see that they had gotten a real cake. They added the candles "Make a wish princess" The girl nodded and scrunched up her nose in thought something she also got from her mother.

"GOT IT" she stated. Everyone laughed. "That I will find mama" she said to herself but loud enough that Robin heard her and he frowned. The one thing she wanted and couldn't give her. He glance at Marion who was staring at him she heard too.

The next day he was letting Ryla ride Arrow as he watched. She was very independent and didn't want help just like her mother he thought. Ryla and Arrow already seemed to have bonded and were riding as they have known each other for their whole lives. Ryla also seemed to teach Arrow how to lay down so she could get on.

Days past it was a month since Ryla's birthday and Robin found himself missing Regina terribly. He looked in the draw that sat by his bed of Regina and him that someone drew. The drawing was gone he sat up and looked over at the smaller bed over in the corner of the room that usually held Ryla. But all he found were sheets. What he didn't know is that a certain fairy had given her some pixie dust that would lead her to her mother.

Ryla had taken it and ran to the stable and got on Arrow and opened the bottle all while Tinkerbell followed.

At Regina's Castle

It was early in the morning that Ryla made it into town people were setting up shop and ignoring her. But the ones who did turn and look at her watched her with wide eyes. The green dust lead her to the castle where she had to talk her way past the guards only that didn't work. The guards started yelling for back up to push the small girl away. The queen who heard all the commotion walked out. Ryla gasped as the queen was covered in green dust. Ryla pushed her way past the guards as Arrow reared to block them from catching the little girl. Ryla came to a stop in front of the queen but did not bow for she had never met a queen before nor her mother.

Regina stared down at the girl she looked like, well her. But that was impossible for she was told that only the boy had made it and the girl was a still born. Regina cried not knowing what would have her daughter looked like more or less act like. The little girl was now crying the big tears left streaks on her pale skin. A bow and quiver just her size was stung over her shoulder. "Dear?" Regina asked leaning down to look the girl in the eyes. "Why are you crying?" Regina brought up her hand and wiped the tear running down the child's face before she could stop herself. The girl wrapped her arms around the queen's neck. The child whispered so quietly even Regina couldn't have heard if it wasn't right in her ear. A whisper only made for her ears "I've found you, mama"