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@hjbau wrote:
I think Rumpel killed Bae’s mother though they may never go into that. It isn’t really important in the scheme of things now.
I don’t think Rumpel did kill Bae’s mother. The sort of man he was pre-dark one was seemed to be one who didn’t have it in him to harm another person, hence why he probably ran from the ogre wars. He would rather run away than get involved in fights. I think that was why Bae was probably so shocked at the change in his father after Rumpel had become the dark one. Previously Rumpel wouldn’t have harmed a fly but now he kills several soldiers without batting an eyelid.
When Bae asks Rumpel whether his mother was really dead or just left like the knight had said, Rumpel hesitates for a long time before saying quietly “she is dead”. Rumpel seems to be doing his trick of telling the truth but not the whole truth. I think his wife left him because she was ashamed of being married to a coward but then she did die for whatever reason. Bae only found out Rumpel ran from the war because of the knight so it is likely Rumpel found it easier to tell his son his mother was dead than to tell him that she abandoned him because of Rumpel being a coward.
As for what sort of person Rumpel’s wife was, I can see her being someone whose reputation is very important to them. She stayed with Rumpel whilst the going was good and perhaps maybe even did care for him in the beginning of their relationship. However, when Rumpel was labelled a coward, she knew her reputation would be in ruins because she would be known as the wife of a coward and her son would be the coward’s child so she left them both to start afresh elsewhere.Her departure hurt Rumpel deeply especially her reasons for doing so.
Interestingly, such an issue could affect Rumpel’s relationship with Belle. He may not want to give up his powers because he thinks it would make him go back to being weak and a coward. If the first woman he loved left him for that reason, he doesn’t want to lose Belle for the same reason.
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