At an unknown point, King George's wife drinks an infertility potion, thus making her unable to conceive a child; because of this, the couple go to Rumplestiltskin, who procures them James. ("Lady of the Lake") Realizing Cora set her up with the Sheriff of Nottingham simply to get her daughter pregnant, Regina stays a step ahead and gets together an infertility potion in order to make herself barren. Though Cora claims Regina needs to start a dynasty and win the kingdom's love, the Evil Queen suspects her mother to have other motives, those being to eventually kill her and take power through her heir. She proceeds to drink the potion, which causes intense pain; before leaving, Cora states that Regina is responsible for her own unhappiness. ("Mother") Now amidst a war against King George, S