When the curse takes effect, the crimson crown, presumably still in King Arthur's possession, is also brought over. Six weeks later, Emma transports her family, friends as well as some natives of Camelot to Storybrooke, with their memories of the last six weeks wiped out. After the ceremony is over and everyone has left the room, Arthur unveils the toadstool to Guinevere, admitting that he didn't like lying to David, but he had to for the kingdom's sake. Although the quest is a failure, the mission builds strong ties between Arthur and David, resulting in Arthur knighting David and giving him the Siege Perilous seat. Without David's notice, Arthur steals the toadstool, which David later believes was lost during the watery struggle. After taking out three of them, an unexpected fourth knight drags David underwater, but Arthur eventually pulls him to safety. At the other side, he cuts off the toadstool, putting it in his belt satchel, but as he walks back across, he is attacked by reanimated dead knights. Since the bridge can only hold one person, David goes by himself. In the forest, the men see the crimson crown sitting on mossy land, but to reach it, they have to cross a water logged bridge. Even so, David decides to search for it, and Arthur accompanies him there, with the unquenchable flame guiding the way. King Arthur has heard it is in the Forest of Eternal Night, but he cannot be sure the toadstool is real. To help herself remember its importance, Regina marks the page with a question mark on a sticky note. Prompted by Mary Margaret's suggestion that they need a way to talk to Merlin, who is trapped in a tree, Regina brings up information in a book about a toadstool called the crimson crown, which can communicate across magical barriers.

The crimson crown