Mr. Trullinger greets Wyatt with an ecstatic smile that eases into a more knowing grin as he hears his question. “Asking your teachers is a GREAT way to start!” He commends with his signature enthusiasm. “You know, bowtruckles are VERY shy. And they don’t speak English, so when they need help they don’t always ask for it. They don’t EVER ask for it.” It eventually becomes clear where this story was going: “I was wondering who the culprit that threw our little twiggy friend was. Don’t worry ⁠— DON’T WORRY, Wyatt ⁠— the bowtruckle is alright. Ms. Treetops and I are seeing to his recovery. It seems he and his tree wound up infected with a nasty fungus. Boni was just trying to find someone to help!”

If Wyatt would like, he can accompany Mr. Trullinger, who was just on his way to check up on the wood sprite. Mr. Trullinger and Ms. Treetops walk Wyatt through just what’s wrong with the bowtruckle and he can watch as Mr. Trullinger carefully applies the fungicidal medicine. He then entrusts Wyatt with delivering a sample of the fungus to Wyatt’s boss, Dr. Kraus, at her office at Peck ‘n’ Paw in town. “If you’d like to lend a hand, this would be a GREAT help!”