papa. | bae
Because, I don't actually regret it. And, it would be dishonest of me to pretend otherwise. I did what I needed to do, in order to try and save myself. And, the rest of the town from what would happen once my heart gave out.
Because, once that happened. I would have had no amount of control over the darkness. Rumpelstiltskin would be gone. And, all that would have been left is a shell filled with The Dark One. A Dark One with even less remorse or morals than even I possessed. Because he would have had none at all.
I regret the necessity for it. But, I cannot regret doing what I could to ensure that this would not occur.