Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-2157876-20140824231336/@comment-1894786-20141019215429

I don't think we should also forget his swanky Storybrooke apartment. He definitely has history with Regina, and it's not just his weak connections to her through Cora or Robin. My guess? He escaped Wonderland after helping Alice (he still had the looking glass in Wonderland, according to Ana just before she became the Red Queen) and somehow met Regina and began to work for her as one of her Dark Knights.