In Tangled: Before Ever After is was realized that years after the royal guards had found the flower and brought it back to the castle, the spot where the flower grew became a sacred and forbidden site, with a small pedestal in its place and large, indestructible thorn-like rocks surrounding it. After Eugene cut her hair to stop Gothel from taking her, Rapunzel gave what remained of the magic to Eugene in a tear-drop to heal a stab wound that he received from Gothel. Rapunzel was born with the rest of the flower's ability through her hair, its magic only sustainable if the hair is left uncut. Soon afterwards the queen recovered, and gave birth to a healthy baby girl: Princess Rapunzel. When Gothel left the flower in plain sight by accident, one of the Kingdom's soldiers found the flower, and it was uprooted and brought back to the castle, where it was made into an infusion for the queen. Knowing that she and her unborn child would surely die if a cure was not found soon, the entire kingdom went searching for the flower. The queen was about to have a baby, but fell seriously ill. The kingdom was ruled by a benevolent King and Queen. The flower brewed to cure the Queen's illnessĪs the centuries passed, across a lake from where the flower grew, a kingdom soon came into being.

Even though Mother Gothel had hidden the flower, other people knew of its existence, suggesting that this flower was not the first of it's kind. It appears that when the song is sung, the flower releases pollen which is breathed in and how people are affected by the magic. She used it to keep herself young for hundreds of years, all she had to do was sing a special song dubbed 'the Healing Incantation': It glows brighter when it is sung to, a physical marker for when its magic is in effect.Ī single drop of sunlight fell from the heavens, and from this single drop of sun grew the golden flower. One day, Mother Gothel discovered the flower, and chose to hoard its healing power for herself. Like its namesake, the flower is a bright golden-yellow and purple color, its petals able to glow in the dark.

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