There's a half smirk on her lips as she takes the candy and stares at it for a moment before looking back up at him.

"My mother would say this fear makes me weak."

She never talks about Cora, and in fact, since her death only had to out of necessity. It's ironic that she'd been a ghost then too, hell bent on attacking her for some reason Regina hasn't figured out. Never good enough for the woman without a heart. It's all she can figure.