While on the road with his new fiance, the prince's carriage was robbed by an outlaw. James pursued, but lost the thief's trail after discovering it was a woman. He tracked her to her hideout and snared her, offering her the ultimatum of returning what she had stolen or he would tell The Evil Queen he had found Snow White. In response, she sarcastically dubbed him "Charming." The pair grudgingly worked together to recover Prince Charming's property, but after they had saved each other's lives, a spark of romance ignited. But despite the newfound attraction, they couldn't be together. If Charming didn't marry Abigail, King George had threatend to have his mother killed. Snow White and Prince Charming went their separate ways, wondering if they would ever meet again.