Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-25355646-20140916160924/@comment-24386552-20140917112137

Belle had warned Neal though that it would be better if Rumple stayed dead rather than be a slave to evil. He never has really been a slave until 3B, so.... Neal's impatience ended up bringing his father back, at the cost of his own life. And his father's freedom. I still don't know why Rumple wouldn't have given the dagger to Belle, probably because he knew she wouldn't get far, if she tried to run away from Zelena.