King Xavier: Love is weakness. It isn’t for hard women like you. That should make your choice easier.
Cora: What choice?
King Xavier: Run off with the evil imp you don’t think anyone knows about, in the name of love, or stand next to my son with a crown on your head and citizens at your feet.
Seems like it was common knowledge. (also, my bad. His name as Xavier, not Joaquin)
I think there is loads more to the Cora/Rumple story. We still don’t know how she knew about the dagger, or when Rumple held Regina as a baby or if she learned more magic from him. Or when he gave her the book.
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"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"