When Regina wakes, she finds herself on a horse with Charming. She opens her eyes and tries to get her bearings. Feeling Regina is awake, David explains. "I'm taking you somewhere safe, Somewhere you can heal yourself."
Regina is too weak to respond. Her shoulder hurts and she is too tired to fight. She barely feels David moving her from the horse to a carriage.
When she regains consciousness, Regina finds herself in a tent alone with Charming who is pressing a cool cloth against her forehead. "Can you heal yourself?"
She manages to heal her shoulder before falling unconscious again.
Regina doesn't wake for three days. Charming takes care of her, all the while thinking about what will be next for the two of them. In the evening, Regina begins to stir. David sits by her side on the bed and places a firm hand on her good shoulder. "Take it easy!"
She tries to get away from David's touch but she is too weak. David moves his hand away to prevent her from further fighting. She looks around the small tent. "Where are we?"
"On Prenn Island." He answers truthfully, bracing himself for her reaction.
Regina's eyes widen. She tries her magic but nothing happens. "What have you done?" She growls.
"I suggest you stop growling at me! We're going to be here for a very long time."
"And whose fault is that?" She shrieks. "Prenn is inaccessible! Only a magic bean can get us back." Regina frowns. Surely, the Prince doesn't intend to be separated from his snowflake forever. "How were you planning to go back?"
"I wasn't."
Regina rolls her eyes. "And I'm supposed to believe you?"
"You were gonna die of an infection. We didn't have much time to think this through."
"So you sent us to Prenn?! I don't have magic here. I can't poof us back!"
"I know." David answers flatly, fully aware of the consequences.
"How long?" Regina's voice trembles slightly.
"A week."
Regina looks up at David. "A week!" She shrieks. In the real world almost a year had passed. "Why did you do this? It might take us months to get back! I might never see my father gain!" She yells at David. The Prince leaves the tent, painfully aware of the situation.
Regina follows him, still yelling.
"Don't you think I know that?" He yells back. "I left Snow behind for you! You're right, Your Majesty, it would have been easier to let you die of an infection. Why didn't I think of that?"
David's insensitive statement just infuriate her further. "Do you think I care about your precious snowflake? As for letting me die, maybe you should have!"
"We're stuck here for the foreseeable future. As much as I loathe the idea, we need to get along."
She moves closer to him. "I don't need you or anyone else." She leaves the camp, fuming. She'll show him that she doesn't need him.
David lets her go. He is too angry to keep arguing with her. After cutting more wood, he settles in the tent and falls asleep almost immediately. He is woken up a few hours later by wind and heavy rain. To his surprise, Regina is not here! He goes to look for her.
He finds her not far from camp, curled up on herself, unconscious. David brings her back to the tent, cursing under his breath. He removes her wet clothes before removing his short. He holds her close to warm her up.
He falls asleep with Regina in his arms. The Queen is first to wake. She doesn't move, torn between comfort and anger. David tightens his embrace around her in his sleep. In a moment of weakness, she sinks deeper into his warmth.
When David wakes, he is momentarily disoriented and thinks himself back in his castle, holding his True Love Snow. The memories of the previous night come crashing down. He remains still.
Regina fells he's awake but doesn't dare move. After a few more minutes, David finally speaks. "How are you feeling?"
Regina remains silent. David moves to look at her. She is battling her own demons. On the one hand, she wants to slap him for his insolence. On the other, she wants the comfort he represents. "I'm ok." She finally answers.
David slowly moves away from her. "You were freezing." He tried to explain.
"It's your fault! You threw me out of the camp!"
David rolls his eyes. "As I remember it, you threw a fit an left."
"What was I supposed to do? Beg you?"
"How about work with me?" He throws a cup at Regina. "Maybe you should learn how to take care of yourself then. Maybe we should start with cooking?"
"I'm a Queen! I won't be cooking for the likes of you!"
David rolls his eyes again and starts making himself breakfast. He places a full plate next to her before leaving her along, going back outside to his task of building them a more appropriate shelter.
Regina pushes the plate away and lies down. When David comes back around lunch time, he finds Regina where he's left her, curled up under the cover, picks up her still full plate and cleans it before preparing some lunch. Once he's done eating, he goes back outside.
Regina sleeps all day until David wakes her as he makes dinner. He can feel Regina is awake so he speaks without facing her, stirring the sop. "I don't want you to die. I came here with you to make you'd survive."
"So instead, you took me away from my father! What were you planning to do with me, Charming?"
David swallows hard. The truth is that Snow would open a portal eight weeks from now to let him back into the Kingdom, leaving Regina stranded. Sure, ten years would have passed in the real world but their love could survive this. He tells her the truth.
She remains silent, too shocked to respond. She knows he hates her but not to the point of leaving her alone on this forsaken island. "When?" She finally asks, resigned to her fate.
David sits next to her. When she finally asks her questions, he can hear the vulnerability in her voice. "It doesn't have to be this way if only you can show me you want to change."
Regina looks away from his. She can't change. It's too late for her. "I think you should leave, Charming." She growls. "Being left alone is a fate worse than death. I don't need a shelter."
Regina stands up abruptly and moves to leave the tent. David grabs her hand. "Regina, show me you can change! Show me that we can trust you!"