Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4962906-20151021085039/@comment-6175354-20151022140849

Eskaver wrote: But all magic comes with a price.

They just don't want the most powerful entity there to use magic, but if Emma did then she could free Merlin and have him help rather than slowly go crazy and get sucked into the Darkness anyway. There is the possibility that the amount of power it will take Emma, would excelerate her descent into darkness. It is understandable, that no one wanted to take that risk. The problem is that the Charmings' lame-brained stunt, forced everyone else's hand. Besides, there is no guarantee that Merlin can even help Emma.