I keep going back to what Wendy said about girls not being welcomed in NL. She was only released so that Bae could take her place and it makes me wonder if the doll could have been Rumple’s sisters. We don’t know much about his childhood so he could very well have had a little sister or a foster like sister when he stayed with the 3 women or in my eyes the Fates. They both could have gone to NL to seek refuge and then something bad could have happened to her. The doll is all that is left.
This PP story is starting to really depress me. I watch OUAT to escape the cruel world and I have a feeling that I am going to cry a lot. Children and animals are where I draw the line and I hope OUAT does not cross it. They somewhat did that with Owen/Kurt storyline.