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Assurances

"She ruined it," Regina sighs dejectedly, walking toward Robin in the still of the night. He's been on patrol, his arrows securely placed on his back, but she knew exactly where to find him. The darkness surrounds them, the sun almost completely gone and the world around them glazed in a purple hue. The crickets chirp as the wind blows across the small lake on the castle's grounds. It's peaceful, and if she wasn't so upset, she might find this setting romantic.

They'd been close, so close to finding a way home finally. It's been a year since she last saw her son, her little prince, and she misses him more and more each day. Robin and Roland have helped ease her burden - Roland with his soft giggles and sweet hugs, and Robin with his kind words and loving kisses late at night. But Zelena had taken that all away, swooping in to steal the last magic bean Regina had been able to find in all of the Enchanted Forest, effectively breaking her heart in the process.

"You'll find another way, my love," Robin assures, placing his hands on her hips when she stops pacing and steps into his embrace. "I have faith in you."

She smiles sadly, staring into his comforting blue eyes. She's found over the last several months that she finds solace in those blue orbs, and she can't imagine life without him anymore. Regina is so glad that Robin has already agreed that he, Roland and his men should go back to Storybrooke with her when they find a way - she isn't sure she could handle the heartbreak if he stayed.

"I love you," she murmurs softly, the night breeze blowing through her long hair that cascades down her back.

Robin smiles softly as he breathes through his nose. He reaches up, tapping the tip of her crown where a large jewel rests, then leans in, pressing a loving kiss to her forehead. She leans into the embrace, sighing with relief as her worries seem to melt away with each passing second that his lips are on her skin. "And I love you, Regina," he whispers when his lips part from her forehead.

She blinks, gazing into his eyes, committing his face to her memory. She loves this man, her soulmate, the one with the lion tattoo, more than she ever thought possible, and she's so glad fate brought him back into her life after running away from the tavern so many many years ago.

Little John walks up then, relieving Robin from his patrol duty. Robin claps his friend on the back as Regina smiles at the burly man, giving him a silent thanks. She laces her fingers through Robin's, rubbing her other hand up and down his forearm as he leads them back toward the castle.

"Let's go to bed," he says, pressing a kiss to her temple as they walk. "And in the morning, we will keep searching for a way back home."

She nods, smiling at the thought of Robin and Roland being apart of her home in Storybrooke, just as they should be.