AltmerDominion Unfortunately, the wizard demanded the child's soul in exchange for the transformation.
Caracasus Fortunately the child was able to harvest one of the many souls growing nearby, brushing sticky cobweb like fronds from it and handing it to the wizard. A soul looks like a theatre mask that somehow is laughing and crying at the same time.
Turbeaux Unfortunately, the fronds were a trap of a large and extremely aggressive carnivorous plant.
Distant_Prince Fortunately, this particular carnivorous plant could only sense beings with souls, hence why it grew on the soul in the first place
DarthedDroids Fortunately the child was able to find a random passerby in the forest to offer as payment.
Caracasus Unfortunately the saw was a hack, and published a badly researched, lazy article about the whole situation that really annoyed anyone who clicked on the sensationalist headline.
Turbeaux Fortunately, the child's charges got thrown out due to an obscure legal loophole involving exposure to a wizard, rain, plants, a bear, and pests.
