Graham, she thought, and then Daddy, both with a barely suppressed grimace and silent sob. She'd made so many of these Heartless. Or some version of her, undoubtedly, had.

Regina clamped down on those emotions and said, "Darkness is a cancer. Once you let it in, it spreads until it takes over. But it can be fought. It can be defeated. The Hook that I knew did. He..." Regina hesitated. It had been so important, so personal to Miss Swan, but it was all part of the story now. She wouldn't mind, not for a boy like Henry. "Traded his ship to save his true love's family, and almost gave his life to save my son."