"Really, someone to destroy? Hmm…" He casually popped the arrows back into their sheath. "Well I suppose your majesty destroying Snow White was so successful I can't see why you wouldn't want to go down that road again." He muttered sarcastically.
"This is completely different …. It's well … Humph." She opened her mouth ready to explain her earlier conversation with the Witch, but slowly shut it again, this Witch already had the upper hand and right now Regina was unsure of whom to trust, especially the thief who made her pulse race.
"Outstanding eloquence my dear your lack of adoration from your subjects still astounds me.' He laughed as a smug smirk became plastered to his face.
Though from the conflicted look on her face and her earlier adamancy to take the sleeping curse, he began to sympathise with the woman in front of him. "Look…" he reached out and grabbed her wrist her face suddenly clouded with complete shock and disbelief. He followed her gaze to the lion tattoo on his arm.
"I… erm… nice tattoo." She stammered, "Anyway I think I can hear Snow calling for me." And with that she vanished into a purple cloud.
Robin stood in astonished silence as probably the most intriguing woman he had ever met disappeared.
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Snow threw open the door to Regina's quarters, "You did it Regina!" She then noticed a wide-mouthed Robin stood staring, transfixed at the space in front him. "Oh no! What happened? Where is she? Is she OK? I knew I shouldn't have let her go off like that after yesterday!" Snow became increasingly frantic with each breath.
Robin mentally shook himself and turned to face her. "Calm down Princess Snow, the Queen is fine; actually, she went off looking for you. But, what did you mean by 'after yesterday'?"
Snow shuffled her feet and stared at the floor, "Nothing it's just been a long few days with Pan's curse; Rumple's death; loosing Henry and Emma. It's going to take a toll. So what happened with the Wicked Witch?" Snow attempted to change the subject and conceal her concern.
Robin replied slowly, "She's a complicated woman, that step mother of yours. I don't know what she said to her but it affected her deeply. Nevertheless I must go and find Roland; the young lad does worry when we are parted. Farewell Princess."
Snow said her farewells to Robin, after which she began to investigate the room for any clues as to what could have so upset Regina. It was then that she noticed the open potion box, which from the scattered contents had recently been used, what was her step mother up to now?