Belle can make her own choices, though. She respects Rumple’s decision because she fully believes that she will see him again. And Rumple wasn’t telling her to stay for the protection spell, I think that’s his excuse. He is going on a suicide mission and he doesn’t want her there to witness his death. He think he is being kind and loving. But Belle is a fully independent woman; she could leave if she had the choice and thought it would help Bae.
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"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"