Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4962906-20151109114315/@comment-27213286-20151114101744

Hydrasaur wrote: First off, Merlin was only summoned after being bound to the sword, as he did to the dark one centuries ago. Second, he doesn't have "god-like" power. His magic, like all others, comes with its limits, and a price, like all others. All magic comes with a price, and Merlin cannot break the laws of magic.

As for the hat, I'll bet Merlin made it to remove the darkness from Nimue's heart, as his apprentice did to Rumple. I agree but my question is did the apprentice succeed in removing the darkness from Nimue? If he did it would explain how he already knew it would work on Rumple and why Merlin told the gang to go look for Nimue. She could still be alive somewhere free of darkness just like Rumple.