[His shoulders droop a little at Faust's answer. Even if he knew it was coming and knows it's the right one, it's still hard to swallow. But he's not going to argue it, especially in front of the kids.]

Souls... This world... gave us souls... [Or, more than they had anyway.] Some kind of... magic... if you don't have any... already...

Faust saw... a cat... I saw... a little bug. [He curls his hands to show a tiny shape.] Somehow they... made the troll stop...