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I don't get why Rumple becomes a cripple again whenever he has no magic. Seems to imply magic is needed to keep his leg whole, like a splint of some sort.

Why can't Rumple just use magic as a one-off thing to heal the leg and let normal biology keep it that way? Or are there are some magic rules that prevent that sort of thing? Does this mean Whale's hand will drop off if he leaves Storybrooke?

Also, since DO Hook was the one who healed Rumple's leg this time round, once Hook died, shouldn't it be the case that Rumple becomes crippled again? Of course, he can maintain the magic himself now that he is DO again, but wouldn't that blow his cover to Belle? 