Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20161107020008/@comment-24674051-20161108165945

Quill and Author power are definitly used only when plot requires. Henry used it when he saved Regina in 4x22, but that was to undo the work of the previous author. He used it again in 5x21 to obtain the Olympian Crystal from his Grandpa. Other than that, it has been mainly to record (Neal's vision of his parents, Snow's arrival in Oz, unfinished business in the UW). I'm sure that they (the writers) will elect to keep the quill in the background.



Sleeping Curse. The one that Regina originally used on Snow was supposedly required to be taken willingly (but of course, Regina could have lied). Maleficent's curse on Briar Rose and Aurora was more powerful, and could be administered on an unwilling person (We saw it used on Aurora). THe one targeted for Emma was taken by Henry willingly, as was the one taken by David, so we don't know if that had the same rules.

People have been calling foul on the sleeping curse working, though, because of Season 4. Maleficent used a sleeping spell to put the entire town of Storybrooke to sleep, except that Snow, David, and Henry were immune (and I presume Aurura was as well, but she was probably zoned in on Netflix). So if Snow and David are immune, why are they now cursed again. My headcanon explanation is that this is a sleeping CURSE, not a sleeping SPELL. Curse being more powerful overrides the immunity.

And to the argument of delivery method. Remember that Queenie physically handled the hearts. yes she probably cast something, but she could have also done something physical to the hearts, the result was a physical change to the hearts in any case. She could have easily palmed a pair of small needles with the special sleeping curse (it would need to be very particular to work as it is working), which provided the perceived needed prick as she shoved the hearts back into the Charmings.



As to the lack of conversation, from David's perspective, that was one random event amongst a whole series of random events. I agree that for Snow it was more eventful as it did lead her to change her lifestyle. One one hand I agree that it seems odd that they never discussed that particular, but it is also possible that they discussed it but never connected the dots until the "tree of true love" showed them each other's memory of the event from the other side. Consider:

David: "What led you, a princess, to become a bandit?"

Snow: "I was pursued and captured after escaping from Regina's castle, and the person that rescued me helped me see other options than just running."

Not so far-fetched.