You're a hard woman to miss, even when you're not doused in feathers and black velvet. [ he's got to give it to her, the queen knows how to dress impressively. clearly something that the pirate can appreciate.

(a part of him kind of misses his swashbuckling style.)

when she walks in, unsurprisingly, he's expecting to talk about their current predicament. not his current predicament. his eyes narrow, a conflicting mass of things running through him at the very accurate assessment. he doesn't want to go into his (yes, admittedly foolish) decision with anyone. especially not Regina Mills. ]

I don't see how that is going to help us get out of here. If the Crocodile did it [ and it's not impossible, Baelfire is here and that's all the Dark One really wants ] I think we'd know by now.