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With the fire started and burning well, David looked over his shoulder to check on Regina. She sat by herself in the dark with her knees brought to her chest and her chin resting on them and her arms holding them in place as she looked up at the stars. He was curious to see what would happen to her if she had someone treat her with kindness. There was something in her that was salvageable. He believed that much now and it was going to be much easier to salvage now that she had agreed to try harder and prove herself.

Without a word he stood up from his place on the ground next to the fire and ventured out into the cool air with a blanket in hand. She hadn't said much at all since their spat earlier that day and he let her be and let her come to terms with their deal. He stopped behind her and wrapped it around her small frame and smiled just a little in friendly greeting when she jumped a little and stared up at him with wide eyes. Her expression didn't grow cold or angry, only more guarded when he sat down next to her so their sides were nearly touching, "it's warmer by the fire."

"I'm fine."

David nodded silently as he looked at her, her face looking even softer in the moonlight and her hair and skin contrasted even further, the dark strands seeming to dance with flames from the warm glow of the fire behind them. She really was a beautiful woman, it was truly a shame that she was so damaged inside. When her fingers curled around the edges of the heavy wool blanket to pull it closer around her he could only smile as a soft warmth bloomed in his chest. He really enjoyed watching her be human, "what are you thinking about?"

His genuinely curious tone had her looking his way with a brow knitted together in suspicion, "why?"

"No reason really. Just a conversation starter I suppose. So what goes on in the beautiful queen's mind when she's looking up at the stars?"

Regina furrowed her brow further and hissed, "if you think that just because I snapped in your care that the two of us can be best friends you are sorely mistaken."

"It was just a question Regina," he told her quietly with a small smile, "you looked lonely. No need to tear my head off. Besides," he shrugged, "who said I want to be your friend?" He got a quiet and irritated scoff in return as she straightened her head to look ahead of them. She was snapping at him but it was half hearted and her voice was not nearly as vicious as it had been so he allowed it to go unaddressed, at least she was starting to try, "an easier question then, seeing as how you are just so willing to talk. Why did you get Henry?"

She sat in silence with him for she didn't particularly want to talk. However she knew he wasn't going to stop pestering until she did. Something had settled in his mind that he needed to get her to talk and classic Charming didn't quit until he achieved what he had wanted, "I was lonely."

"Where did you get his name?"

"...I named him after my father," she whispered and hugged her legs closer as she closed her eyes tightly and frowned. She missed her father and she missed Henry.

David smiled sadly at her as she worked through whatever memories were playing back in her head, "good choice," she remained silent and still save for the odd shake of her shoulders every now and then when she fought back her tears. "You know you did do a wonderful job raising the kid Regina. All of your faults and darknesses aside, you are a great mother to that boy and from what I understand you didn't have a great example to follow. I mean sure you have your weaknesses but everyone does and he turned out perfectly fine. I mean it Regina, you are a good mother to Henry."

She had given up hope on hearing those words long ago and to hear them now after she gave in to believing that she had failed her son was like a lifeline, "thank you."

"You're welcome," he replied to her thick and emotional whisper with a gentle smile despite the fact that her eyes were still squeezed shut, "do you want to go back to Storybrooke?"

"I don't know what I want to do," she whispered sadly and shook her head.

"That's alright," he whispered back and then offered, "do you want to go to the fire?"

"No."

"Do you want to be alone?"

"...no," she whimpered and exhaled a quiet cry that she had tried to keep down. Neither of them said anything else, she only felt his hand run over her back comfortingly. She was so tired of being alone.

...

"We are here," Mulan announced as she led the trio behind her in to the camp past the sentries keeping watch. Leading the Evil Queen in to their safe haven sounded absolutely ridiculous but oddly enough she did trust the woman and she trusted that the brunette wouldn't do anything unless provoked. "I'm sure our leader would like to speak with you both," she looked over her shoulder at David and Regina.

"That's fine," David nodded and Regina said nothing only walked beside him and he watched her intently as she snatched a dagger from a man's belt without his notice. "What the hell are you doing?" He asked quietly as she spun the small blade between her fingers and then handed it to him.

When he refused to take it she huffed quietly, "when all things go to hell would you prefer to be unarmed?" After a moments pause he nodded and took the dagger, "besides," she dropped her arms to her sides only to subtly snag a bow and quiver full of arrows and handed those to them as well, "they may come in handy on our way home," she smiled and his expression brightened happily as he slung the weapon over his shoulder.

"You mean it? Have you figured out a way?" He didn't even care to ask her how her fingers had gained the skill of snatching items without notice when she handed him a leather skin used to hold water.

"Perhaps," she smiled again and he laughed happily under his breath and then turned his gaze ahead of them. Her fingers simply plucked another dagger for herself from a man who passed by a little too close as she lifted her gaze to look ahead of them as well.

"May I ask who it is?" He questioned Mulan simply followed her pointed hand as they walked, "Lancelot?" The man turned to his name and David smiled at the man and called, "it's been a long time!"

"Indeed it has!" Was it really her? It was, she was there. What was she doing and how did she get there? Why was she with the prince? She looked so well.

Regina furrowed her brow slightly at the man as he walked up to them for he seemed to take a particular interest in herself rather than in David the man that he was supposed to be old friends with. There it was, that sense of magic. She watched the men pull each other in to a hug and pat each other on the back firmly and she only smiled and hummed irritably.

"Now may I ask what she is doing here?"

David could only smile and shake his head at the man, "she's harmless-"

"Oh thanks."

He laughed a little and then enunciated his continuation of his sentence, "unless you make her angry or threaten her in any small way. She's actually quite friendly," he added quietly and laughed under his breath at Regina mumbling angrily to herself, "aren't you your majesty?"

"Yes so friendly in fact that I may just end your miserable existence for you right here and right now. Shame about your wife though. She'd miss you," she raised her eyebrows and left her voice to play with sweetness and innocence as she tucked her chin in.

"Aren't you just a little bundle of joy," he pivoted to look at her and she gave him a purely sarcastic smile in return.

"Well if David here gives you the okay then I won't turn you down. My name is Lancelot."

Regina purred a displeased laugh through closed lips and cocked her head at his offered hand, "no it's not," she smiled and looked up at him.

"Regina what are you talking about, of course this is Lancelot."

Regina parted her lips and took a breath as she stepped closer to the man and David took a step back, "you have clearly fooled these people into believing that you are indeed Sir Lancelot former knight of the round table but I am not so easily fooled," she shook her head and squinted her eyes at him and he looked down at her with a smile.

Without letting her spell fall, Cora took a step closer so she was right in her daughter's space. Regina didn't back down, didn't even blink, "I wasn't sure you would catch it. Very impressive darling."

The endearment had her eyes widening and her mouth opening just a little and when the man's eyes went cold and that sickly sweet grin formed on his mouth Regina leapt backward in a panic and collided roughly in to David who caught her by her waist and helped her stand. She was too focused on the way her heart and breath went so frantic and unsteady to pay much notice to the way the rest of the people had been put on edge by her interaction with the person claiming to be Lancelot.

It only took a moment after her leaping away and David catching her before she enveloped the pair of them in a plume of purple smoke and they found themselves in a green clearing. Where exactly she didn't yet know but it was far enough away. She ripped herself from David's firm hold and her hands were up hovering over either side of her head, "no, no, no, no."

"Regina what the hell?!" She paid no attention to him she only continued to whispered to herself too quietly for him to hear, "Regina!"

"This can't be right, she is dead, I saw her body," she shook her head and pushed her eyes shut as she continued to whisper, "she is supposed to be dead! I am going to kill that god damned pirate!"

"Regina who was that?!"

"Shut up!" She turned around and screamed at him, her voice uneven and her hands pushed down at her sides. She was certain her expression was showing more fear than she had hoped for. She did however find she had calmed down after looking at him. She took a deep breath and rested one hand on her hip while the other found a place over her mouth for a few seconds before it was pushed back through her hair, "it was my mother."

David watched her shift her weight and close her eyes as she shook her head and let her other hand fall to rest on her hip as well, "your mother?"

"Yes."

"Alright...so we have a crazy and power hungry witch on our case. I've already handled you, how much worse can your mother be?" His question was more of a hopeful suggestion because considering the fact that Regina, the woman scared of no one took a flying leap away from her and in to him meant that she was to be feared.

"I am not even going to answer that question," she deadpanned, her cool mask back in place for the most part. She brought her hand up and pinched the bridge of her nose as she shook her head and closed her eyes. At the sound of him walking slowly she opened her eyes and lowered her hand and she was not at all impressed with what she found, "oh my god!"

David turned to face her and nearly snorted a laugh at the way she was looking at him with such frustration and disbelief. Her brow was furrowed and her lips were parted but she must have had no words to express the extent of her thoughts on how ridiculous she found his actions.

"Do not tell me you were just looking for cell service!"

David shrugged and smiled as he laughed, "you never know."

"Yes, yes you do know! In this situation," she stuck her arms out at her sides and pointed her fingers down at the ground and spun her wrists in circles as she nodded, "you do know!"

"Worth a shot," he watched her open her mouth to bite back but she clamped her mouth shut again and groaned angrily before she turned on her heels and stalked away mumbling to herself. He laughed and shook his head as he began to follow her and extended his arm toward her with his cell phone in hand, "I have solitaire on this thing. Wanna play a game?"