Eventually, David goes with a group of King George's knights to the dragon's cave, where David is instructed to stay outside so that when the dragon is defeated, David will still be alive.
David is reluctant until Rumplestiltskin tells him that his mother will never want for anything ever again, and the farm will be restored. Rumplestiltskin tells David that the king wants him to take his brother's place in slaying the dragon in King Midas' kingdom.
For her performance, Parilla won the TV Guide Award for Favorite Villain and the ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series in 2012 and received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress on Television from the 38th Saturn Awards and for Best Television Actress at the 28th Imagen Awards.Formerly a poor shepherd living on a farm with his mother Ruth, David's life is changed drastically after discovering that he had a twin brother James, who was adopted by King George, but died in battle. Regina is later swept by a new curse which eventually breaks and leads to the merger of all the realms, where she becomes the Good Queen.
She later clashes with her half-sister, although the two patch things up eventually after the death of Regina's true love: Robin Hood. However, with Emma's arrival and the curse breaking, Regina reforms her evil ways and seeks redemption for the sake of Henry. Regina is responsible for the casting of the original curse that ripped everyone to the Land Without Magic.
Snow would then clash with Maleficent involving a secret past between them that is eventually resolved. Separated from her daughter, she is reunited with Emma, and the rest of her family, after the curse breaks. As a child, she reveals a secret that results in Regina's transformation to the Evil Queen which subsequently leads to the casting of the curse.