Thread:AuburnAutumn/@comment-4975807-20130118060144/@comment-4474792-20130118064552

Prince of Hearts, we also DO NOT see how much time has passed between Cora saying her daughter's curse is coming and Cora and Hook being on an island protecting themselves. My theory is that when Regina left her mother, she went to cast the Dark Curse using the heart of her steed, which didn't work which gave Hook and Cora enough time to go that island which is in big distance from Regina's castle. My guess is Cora would have cast the shield the moment she saw the curse, wherever the location she and Hook were at.