"How does my being a small girl help in any way?" the young newly-female Fred cried in outrage.
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"A dragon--not the dragon which you came here to slay, but another of lesser fame and smaller stature--has some very rare items in his hoard which I need. His price for the lot of them was a young girl. I wish I didn't have to do this."
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"You must negotiate with faerie folk to acquire a few of the ingredients. They are much more likely to cooperate with a seemingly innocent young girl than an old wizard like me."
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"There is something you must steal from a nearby tribe of Amazon warriors. Naturally, they wouldn't take you as a man, or even as a woman unless you were very strong, but even then they are prone to mistrust strangers. They ought to take pity on you now."
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"Several types of magical herbs necessary for the spell grow in one section of forest where only children are allowed to enter. True, I could have made you a young boy, but the sprites residing there are naturally more trusting of girls."
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"I am not proud of this, but a wizard associate of mine owns an artifact that I will need to steal for the spell. His young daughter is having a large birthday party this evening. You will be my excuse for being in his home."
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"Well you see, step one of the stage in which you are now involved was to turn a brave knight into a six-year-old girl. The steps appear very random, but in fact together they create a specific aura that I will need to complete the other stages."
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"I am afraid the sacrifice this spell necessitates is greater even than your changed form: you must become as innocent, sweet, and pure as you appear to be."
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