Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25758988-20150705183040/@comment-25926288-20150705191606

The Dark curse is fairly inconsistent, but everyone in the EF region was taken minus those protected. Abigail (Midas' daughter) and Frederick were taken and so was Ella. The thing to keep in mind is that the EF kingdoms are really small. They are really lesser city states (which is why we never see a city and would explain why several of these political entities exist in a modern small town).

Regina wouldn't recognize anyone she didn't meet and I'm certain that she didn't care if some were left behind because what could she do about them that were left behind.

Also, Remember that Snow and David's kingdom use to be two kingdoms and may be bigger than others.