The prince ....

(really just a shepherd) kills the mythical wyvern ....



Still watching Once Upon A Time and a recent episode, The Shepherd, tells of Prince Charming's background.

Long story short .... King George, who couldn't have children, procured one of two twin shepherd boys to be his through the magical machinations of Rumpelstiltskin. Years later, just as King George is about to make a lucrative deal with King Midas - Prince Charming will kill a wyvern bothering Midas and George will be paid much gold - the prince is killed in a fight. King George gets Rumpelstiltskin to threaten the prince's shepherd twin brother into impersonating the dead prince and attempting to kill the beast. He does so, but it's sad, because King George won't let him go back to being a shepherd and he will never get to see his mom again, plus he has to then marry Midas' daughter who he doesn't love as his heart has been given to Snow White ... whew!

Where the prince lives ....



His shepherd self ....



The shepherd as prince says goodbye to his mother ...



And impersonates the prince ...



The prince in the mundane world of Storybrooke, Maine, works at the animal shelter - how can you not like him? :) ...



Eventually the prince and Snow White do marry, but then they're cursed .....



I'm really enjoying this series :)