@PriceofMagic wrote:
@LisaFromOH wrote:
I don’t think Maurice/Mo harmed his daughter in either world. I think that Regina completely made up the story in FTL and locked her up in SB. I don’t have any proof for this, but we all know Regina is very capable of doing that and more. Also, I don’t think that Regina captured Belle in FTL. I think she just made sure she was imprisoned as part of the curse, the same way that she made special provisions for Maleficent and Jefferson. Again, no proof for this, just a hunch.
BTW, cute name for this thread!As for Maurice, I don’t think he would ever hurt Belle intentionally. Even though he was desperate to stop the ogres, he turned Rumpel away when he said he wanted Belle in exchange for his help. As far as Maurice was concerned, Belle was still with Rumpel whilst Rumpel believed her to be dead so neither one was looking for Belle.
In Storybrooke, I don’t think Moe was even aware he had a daughter but now that his memories are back, I can see him and Rumpel clashing over Belle especially if Maurice/Moe thinks Rumpel has bewitched Belle into loving him.
I agree with all of this. Maurice doesn’t strike me as being someone who doesn’t care about the welfare of his child. If he wasn’t willing to let Belle go with Rumple willingly, I seriously doubt he would be able to order his own daughter to be imprisoned. Even if Rumple explained himself for his behavior towards Maurice, I seriously doubt it would smooth things over with him or Belle.
As for Regina coming over to Maurice’s place and trying to convince him to hand over Belle because of being “corrupted,” I don’t think he’d buy it. Being the “Ruler” of a town, I think he’d have a better BS detector than Belle (I don’t think she took part in the day-to-day management of her town). If he had just got his daughter back from losing her once (from Rumple of all people), I doubt he would just hand her over to someone else.