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ChocolatEyes613 wrote: Eskaver wrote:

Plus, it still shows Belle as an outsider amongst the group. At least, Hook could let Belle down a tad more softly. Saying he had more chances than anyone is not the best way to put it. Say that they can't rely on that or something. Hook told Belle what she needed to hear, and was actually pretty gentle in his wording.

The difference between Emma and Rumple, is that Rumple was the Dark One for over 300 years. He had more than a lifetime of chances, and tried killing everyone less than 2 months ago. It is very understandable, why everyone gave up hope on him. As far as they are concerned, Rumple is never going to change. I won't give you that. Rumple has less chances to change than Regina, the collector of second chances, by them.

But that isn't even elevant to their case. Help find Rumple who knows what Emma's going through or talk to Merlin? My question is why not both? One stops Emma's plan and can get some valuable insight, the other was most of them waiting around for Arthur to chat. They could have said "Not right now" or "Let's talk to Merlin first" or "We don't even know where to find him" or something like that. Rumple changing has nothing to do with helping Emma. He's not going to "not" help them. He;s always helped them.