Shortly after having a nightmare vision about him on an island filled with dark magic, Rapunzel meets the real Varian on a prison barge and is forced to accept an ultimatum that directly affects her quest. (Cross-posted from my account on AO3)
During the Battle Of Old Corona, Rapunzel tosses a youth potion at Varian, turning him into a toddler. A toddler that still believes his father is ok, and that his mother's death was his own fault. However, he seems to be very different from the Varian they first met, what could have happened in his childhood for such...