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đžÂ      â Regina, I donât know what you want me to say. â Things were still rocky between the townsfolk and the ( former ) Evil Queen, their trust in her so fragile it might be severed with a passing gust ( and rightly so, considering her laundry list of vile transgressions ). Even Ruby, with all the kindness in her heart, found herself questioning Reginaâs motives, innate faith in goodness and change tempered by a healthy ( and expected ) degree of doubt. â Youâre frustrated, I get it ... but you have to give everyone time. Yeah, it would be easier if gaining their trust was instantaneous, but ... it doesnât work like that. People donât work like that, and the more you push, the more reluctant theyâll be. â The former sovereign and mayor was so used to others bowing to her whims, offering blind devotion in their fear, but after all sheâd done ---- the atrocities committed during her reign, casting the dark curse ---- the townsfolk had no more to give, least of all the terror sheâd once craved.Â

















