Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-26376853-20150516113249/@comment-25926288-20150921214907

Alex The OUaT Fan wrote: Emma didn't use the hat to tether the darkness to herself, how did she know how to do it actually? instinct? did the dagger automatically do it?

The Apprentice said to Emma that Merlin used the Dagger to tether the Darkness to a human soul, before she encountered it.