Tears started to swell in Rapunzel's eyes. Pascal turned blue. She put her hands over her heart.

"I've done bad things. I've turned my back on my friends. Two of them turned to the shadow and it was all my fault. I ignored Varian. I've ignored my promise to him, and I ignored his screams. I didn't hear Cass's voice enough. I should've paid more attention to her, and then I completely lost her. I regretted so many times not telling the man I love how I feel about him. I regretted turning my back on my subjects and trying to rule an entire kingdom. I am so sorry for Varian. I should've helped him so many times. He's helped me so much, but now I've turned my back on him a second time." Rapunzel cried.

Red smoke came out of her, but the cross didn't crack.

"Make peace with those regrets." The skull whispered. 

Rapunzel wiped the tears of her face. She took a breath and closed her eyes. She sees happiness. Life after our betrayal. She sees her father's smile. Her subjects smile. She feels her parents' hugs around her. She sees the great kingdom after Zhan Tiri's defeat. She at last smiles. 

"I've made peace with my regrets. Even though I've turned my back on people, I've never let them go. I've always fought to save them from the world and themselves. It was worth it to see their faces. It was worth it just to see them smile. I would do anything for them. I would do anything for the people I love. I would go to the ends of the earth to see my kingdom smile. That's why I can live with my regret." Rapunzel said. 

The skull took the smoke out of her. The cross kept breaking, but it wasn't fully cracked yet. Quirin ran into the room. He was covered in ash. He panted.

"Confess your sins." The Skull whispered.

"What?" Quirin panted.

"You need to confess your regrets, and by the look of things, you need to do it now." Rapunzel said.

Quirin nodded. He stepped forward. 

"I wasn't always there for my son. I should've been a better Dad. I've done so many things I regret. I regret everything I've done in the brotherhood. I haven't heard any voices. I ignored my son's voice over and over again. I shouldn't have been hard on him at times. I regret those days I didn't care for him enough. I know that now. I know now I should have listened to him more. I can only move forward to love him. I am at peace with those choices." Quirin said.

The cross cracked more. The skull cracked. The dragon raged back with a wave of fire. There was a blinding light.