The United Kingdoms Of Auradon

"Animals do not lash out entirely for no reason; people certainly do not either, even if that reason is that there is something broken inside of them. All things have reasons of some kind." Another glance back to Foulques... yeah, he was well aware that what the other told him a bit earlier couldn't be the whole story. "And magic is guided by its user. To create a soul that causes destruction... it would be like blaming a rock for rolling down a hill and hurting someone unaware or destroying a garden on its way down. The blame would lie with the one who put it in such a position, who sent it down the hill. Perhaps it would be different, if the creature had been brought forth with better intention -- without fear, without the expectation of disaster... or intervention after, to divert its growth in that direction, just as with a born child. The few poppets I knew... they were the product of love and care, and reflected such. I may not remember their faces any longer, much less the time spent with them... but I remember how much I treasured that time. The result expected matters.

"And... no. I store my excess in a stone, but I have no idea if it would be apparent here in our... more common circumstances. And to be honest, I am curious if it would be."