It also doesn’t work timeline wise.
Cora had Zelena before she was ever involved with the royals. She met Rumple the night of the dance at King Xaiver’s. Ergo, she had Zelena before she ever met Rumple. Rumple just didn’t see that pesky detail of Zelena.
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