Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20150512154857

We saw in 4x12 that the Apprentice's House in Storybrooke belongs to Yen Sid, not the Sorcerer.

My theory is that while Merlin is the Sorcerer, Yen Sid is the Apprentice.......That's it!

Also, how is the Apprentice capable of using magic in the Land Without Magic?

We know that he did have the quill, but wasn't using it. The Dragon had some sort of medallion (so it's not really a plot hole), while Zelena had a six-leaf clover pendant that casted her glamour.

Did he secretly have his broom (or broom shaped wand)? Or is he just that powerful, that the Dark One was trying to cleave himself of the dagger to do (magic in the LWM)? 