Chapter 4:
After breakfast Regina got up and went to bring her plate to the kitchen to be cleaned, because she was no longer accustomed to be waited on. While walking back from the kitchen she felt something hit her legs, and when she looked down she saw a small boy, about 5 years old, she recognized him as the boy she saved from the monkey. She smiled at the boy and walked away, not wanting to have to start a conversation with this boy who reminded her to much of Henry at that age. She retreated to one of her favorite places in the castle, her courtyard where her apple tree stood. She has always found solace here at her tree that she has been tending to since she was a child. It also reminds her of the apple tree in Storybrooke that grew in her backyard that she would tend to; it's also the same tree that Emma took a chainsaw to on her second or third day in Storybrooke.
Regina went to this place because she needed to be alone and she needed to understand what was going on. Why did Cora give up her daughter and why had she never told Regina. Regina then went to her vault, she felt that she had to be close to her mom, and try to wrap her head around this news. Zelina had told her that Rumpleskilskin had trained her as well as Regina, and this made her wonder why Rumple had never told her anything either. Why did they want to keep such a huge secrete from her. She also had wondered how powerful Zelina was, could Regina defeat her, could her magic be enough to defeat her Wicked sister. She knew she had to tell the others about the Witch and about her connection to her.
Later in the day the Charmings, Regina, Robin, Grumpy, Granny, Ruby and Tinkerbell all gathered in a room in the castle. They all gathered around the round table and discussed what their next move would be. Regina filled them in on the whole "the Wicked Witch Zelina, also happens to be my half-sister I never knew I had" problem and they were all dumbfounded. At least now everybody knew that Regina was not involved in anything. They all decided that they would try to find a way to defeat the Witch, together. She would put all of her feelings aside so she could work with these people. Maybe when they defeated the Witch they would be able to return to Storybrooke and maybe, just maybe, she could be reunited with Henry.
