It sounded too fantastical to Graham's mind that there could be some other way than through bloodshed and too many lives lost against Regina's magic and her dealings with whatever dark creatures she could lure to her side. Regina was too fanatical, too seduced by power to be dissuaded by any means that he could see. She had proven time and time again that she would only trade one cruelty for the opportunity of another. While he allowed a sympathetic nod, he decided to keep his opinion on the matter to himself as he could see no way that it might help either of them to say so aloud at the moment. Instead he chose to say "And as many friends as enemies. It might help to remember that, that for all else you two will never have to stand alone."

David's question forced him to pause and consider how to say what he had only begun to turn over in his mind. Finally, he shook his head. "No, I will not." His brow furrowed, fingers brushing over the rim of his glass. "There's nothing left for me there. I had thought-" he broke off, uncertain of how to put it before he decided it was best to simply admit what he had not been able to in so many years. "I had thought I had a chance for something there once, beyond simply having my freedom, but now- Now she does not even remember who I am."