There was no more point in considering the fact that Snow had never had the chance to use the whistle he had cut for her than there was in attempting to imagine what the world might have been like for him had the Queen fallen for his lie at least long enough for him to have gotten out of her kingdom. Even had he not been taken off guard by the other man's words and the direct honesty of his voice that suggested David believed what he said. Graham's eyebrows rose and he was left a second speechless as they neared the bar, before he chose a seat for himself and turned his head towards Snow's prince.

"I'm not sure if I would count the first time I meant Snow, given what I had meant to do," he demurred, although his tone was thoughtful. "Save for what I could do for her and for her, I have done more bad than good." The thought of what he had been forced to do under Regina's command turned his stomach and left him quick to speak of something better. "Did she tell you that I met her twice before I ever saw you?"