[...] [Lifts a hand up, petting through his hair briefly before just patting down over his back, holding him close]
... Taking a life -- it's not an easy thing to do. The first time it happens, it's a heavy thing to deal with if you're not used to it. First time I -- first time it happened to me, I was ... probably? Probably younger than you, yeah. Still in the Court. [Hugs him tighter, voice quiet and a little hesitant - he'll always be touchy talking about this, and he's not going to go into much detail because 1) you don't need to know and 2) it isn't about him, it's about you. but he has a point.] And it wasn't for any noble reason, either. It was horrible and it wasn't clean or straight-forward. So I get it, you know? It isn't a good thing you did. But it wasn't a wrong thing, either.
[...] But your father, Scott, Snow and Charming -- they love you. They aren't going to hate you for this. [He understands why you wouldn't want to say it, though, and if that's his decision of course he'll never breathe a word, but.]
[Sighs out] You were protecting people you love. It was a mistake. You hesitated. But it was a human mistake. You're only human. You're not a soldier or a supernatural person or trained for any of this. You're human and you're loyal and you wanted to protect the people who love you.