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ClaudiaHart13 wrote: Regina said she brought who she wanted, so my guess is the curse brought everyone from FTL by its own accord but Regina forced it to reach into other lands to bring along the people she wanted as well.

That's what I thought at first too but she sent Hook to kill Cora so that the curse wouldn't bring her. Which means she couldn't have had complete control or she never would have had to worry about it.