Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-1916997-20150312220054/@comment-1894786-20150827143850

Eskaver wrote: There was a spell around the town as Regina touched it When looking at Owen outside the line. What spell was that and why did they need another cloaking spell. So, did breaking the curse drop the already in tact cloaking spell, before Belle casted another one? Yes, it seems like breaking the Curse at the end of season 1 made Storybrooke an official part of the Land Without Magic. Releasing magic somehow did not make it escape into the regular world (that will probably never be explain). Since Storybrooke was now part of the LWM, people could come in, such as Tamara and Owen. Belle's spell protected it from outsiders, essentially isolating Storybrooke once again.

And @FrancisPaul there was no protection spell in 3B, otherwise Emma wouldn't have needed the scroll in 4B if she could just come and go as she pleases due to being the savior.