Snow White: Age before beauty. It's important to know when you've been beaten.
The Queen: It's important to know when you've been beaten. Yes?
The Queen: Ten years passed, and Snow White grew older and blossomed. But the kingdom fell into an icy despair, and the queen realised that if she wanted to remain the most beautiful woman in all the land... Well... Snow would have to do what snow does best. Snow would have to fall.
The Queen: They're not wrinkles. They're just crinkles.





Answer: He's travelling to start trade agreements with the neighbouring kingdoms. He doesn't hate her; in fact, he doesn't know that she's evil. Even after Snow White informs him, he gives her the benefit of the doubt. Snow says she's evil, but he hasn't seen her do anything wrong.