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That's what I thought too. He comes back to her, makes her drink a poison, and then takes her wings, her only treasure while he perfectly knew how much they were precious to her. And she barely can wake up after that, that's why she actually needed her staff. All this plot for a staff

Some details from a darker original script remain in the novelization. Check out the movie's article on Disney Wiki.