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Regina had visited her sister and had brought dinner for herself and Zelena. She then had to leave but not without the promise to return in the morning. The thought alone that Cora could just like Rumple have returned or have been returned from the dead somehow was unsettling her immensely. Regina had chosen not to tell Zelena about this possibility right now because she didn't know how Zelena would react. She seemed to be determined to follow the path of redemption and become a constructive member of society but the prospect of getting revenge on Cora might change her mind. So Regina didn't want to take any chances.
Regina drove to the cemetery. With hasty steps she almost ran towards her crypt. She had to check that her mother was still there. She slammed the door open and stumbled down the steps. Just like Daniel her mother had a beautifully decorated coffin. Regina had preserved her mother's corpse with a spell. The brunette took a deep breath and pushed the coffin lid to the side. Cora was gone. Regina turned around and ran outside the crypt calling Rumpelstiltskin to inform him of her discovery. Then she left the cemetery and drove to her mansion to get Cora's book of spells. She probably would need it. She decided to put up several protection spells. Just to be sure. Actually several seconds before her mother had passed away Regina had been sure that the era of the malicious Queen of Hearts was over and she would simply be Cora but now that the dwarf's heart had been crushed she wasn't so sure about that anymore. Anyway it was a good idea to take preventive protection measures.
Meanwhile in the station Emma was doing paperwork and Zelena was daydreaming on her cot. Once or twice she had tried to start a conversation but Emma was obviously not interested in a conversation at the moment. Anyway Zelena did not have the feeling that Emma had something against her.
It was already past eight in the evening when Henry entered the station. Zelena sat up and looked at the boy curiously. So, he was Regina's son, the boy she has been crying over night after night. The young boy returned her curious glances and stepped a step closer.
"Hi" he then said and smiled at her.
"Hello, young man. I bet you are Henry, right?" Zelena said. Emma stood up and walked over to Henry protectively as if she wanted to protect him from the truth that she might spill. Zelena on the other hand had no intention at to tell the kid something he would not believe anyway. She just wanted to get to know him.
"Yeah, how do you know?" Henry asked sounding a bit suspicious. Zelena smiled. She recognized so much of Regina in the way he talked and behaved, it was astonishing.
"Well, Regina, the mayor and my sister, told me about you. She is very impressed how an eleven year old boy can be that grown up." Zelena said. Henry seemed to buy this semi-true story.
"Yeah, she seems quite nice. I like her." Henry said and Zelena only smiled as an answer. "So, why are you in that cell. What did you do?"
Zelena suddenly was at a loss of answers. Quickly, Emma gave an answer to his question. "Nothing serious, don't worry about it. She will be free in no time."
"Oh I bet Miss Mills will be glad when you are out of prison again." Henry said. Zelena nodded.
"Yes, and so will I, you know, Henry, there are so many things I would like to do. I moved only recently to Storybrook and I did not yet had the chance to uncover all mysteries of this town. Maybe you could join me someday." Henry's eyes were shining brightly at the prospect of going on an adventure.
"We will see." Emma said quickly and guided Henry out of the station. Before the door shut Zelena could hear an astonished Henry state: "It's strange, a lot of people seem to be or have been in prison in this town."
The night passed without any disturbances and the day that followed was so beautiful it almost could make everybody forget that there was a person out there that was threatening the town. So with an inappropriate good mood Regina entered the station. Zelena was already awake and Emma was not there at the moment.
"Good morning, dear. Did you sleep well?" Regina asked and Zelena sighed. She on the other hand was not in a good mood.
"Well, I've slept better before. I finally want to get out of here. Or in a bigger cell with more privacy." Zelena said without looking at Regina.
"Hey, I know that it's not the most comfortable arrangement but I'm sure we can agree on a compromise with the Charmings." Regina said and to calm her sister she gave her the food she had prepared for her.
"What is this? It tastes awful." Zelena said after taking the first bite. Regina looked hurt.
"It's an omelet and I'm sorry if you don't like it. It's been a long time since I last made one."
"Maybe then you should stick to the few things you actually are able to accomplish." Now Zelena was simply mean to let out some steam and both knew it but it hurt Regina's feelings nonetheless. She swallowed a snarky comment to give Zelena no more reason to get angry at her.
"There's something I need to tell you." Regina changed the subject. Probably it was the worst time to tell Zelena about their mother but she had to be prepared just in case. Zelena didn't even look up as she ate (although she had claimed the food to be awful she had already eaten half of it).
"What?"
"Do you remember about the murder? It might be possible that Cora, our mother, is behind all of this."
I know that Zelena's being simply mean in the end and it's quite a contrast to her behavior in the previous chapters but I thought that she cannot change her temperament from one day to the other. I personally believe that she also has the wish to be free and happy and is after several days in a cell quite frustrated (apart from the fact that everybody has a bad day once in a while).