A second chance. Neal ducks his head, snorts out a laugh as he lets that thought sink in. He's talked to Zelena since she got back, seen for herself that she doesn't regret a single damn thing about what she did--about killing him. That woman's head is so fucked up, she somehow still thinks she's going to walk away the winner in all this, that even after everything she can make her plan work.
And just like before, she's willing to do anything to anyone to make it happen. What more proof could they possibly need than the things surrounding them now, all stolen from people. There's a damn baby in the circle, a child Neal's never met, but one who's name he already knows.
All that's bad enough. But then Regina has to go an dig in that much deeper, twist a blade Neal hadn't even realized was there. That gets him to jerk his head up, gaze narrowed down at the woman, and yeah, now she's going to get that reaction she's been expecting.
"She deserved it? You're--you're kidding, right?" There's a lot in Neal that's different than Rumplestiltskin, but there are just as many ways that he remains ever his father's son. Part of that's involved running when it comes to dealing with hard things, like the prospect of seeing Emma again after he left her. And part of it, the part Regina's about to see, involves one hell of a temper.
"No, you know who deserved something?" He walks up to Regina, gets up in her face, because damn the fact that she has magic enough to kill him all over again, he's pissed. His voice raised, Neal draws a hand up, not to strike but to angrily point at the woman in accusation. "Henry deserved to have a father! But now he has to spend the rest of his life without one, because of her, and you think she should get a second chance?!"
One sharp turn, and Neal again paces away, needing to move, wanting to scream due to his frustration. Ever since he heard about the death thing, he's known his father would be the one to end it--and as dark a thought as it is, Neal can't deny he found some satisfaction in that. Except now, that veil has been ripped away. Neal not only has to face his own thoughts, but now this truth, that not only did that vengence apparently not happen, but the woman who prevented apparently has decided just who is worthy of redemption.
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And just like before, she's willing to do anything to anyone to make it happen. What more proof could they possibly need than the things surrounding them now, all stolen from people. There's a damn baby in the circle, a child Neal's never met, but one who's name he already knows.
All that's bad enough. But then Regina has to go an dig in that much deeper, twist a blade Neal hadn't even realized was there. That gets him to jerk his head up, gaze narrowed down at the woman, and yeah, now she's going to get that reaction she's been expecting.
"She deserved it? You're--you're kidding, right?" There's a lot in Neal that's different than Rumplestiltskin, but there are just as many ways that he remains ever his father's son. Part of that's involved running when it comes to dealing with hard things, like the prospect of seeing Emma again after he left her. And part of it, the part Regina's about to see, involves one hell of a temper.
"No, you know who deserved something?" He walks up to Regina, gets up in her face, because damn the fact that she has magic enough to kill him all over again, he's pissed. His voice raised, Neal draws a hand up, not to strike but to angrily point at the woman in accusation. "Henry deserved to have a father! But now he has to spend the rest of his life without one, because of her, and you think she should get a second chance?!"
One sharp turn, and Neal again paces away, needing to move, wanting to scream due to his frustration. Ever since he heard about the death thing, he's known his father would be the one to end it--and as dark a thought as it is, Neal can't deny he found some satisfaction in that. Except now, that veil has been ripped away. Neal not only has to face his own thoughts, but now this truth, that not only did that vengence apparently not happen, but the woman who prevented apparently has decided just who is worthy of redemption.