Yeah, the magical growth thing is kind of a cop out anyway.
I feel like the author wanted to have his cake and eat it too. Save a child and have the cute protector child relationship, but then magic her into a suitable wife, and have a new child appear, so they can play family.
I find it problematic even if she physically grows 10 years in 2 weeks. It’s still an attraction to a child, mentally.
Yeah, the magical growth thing is kind of a cop out anyway.
I feel like the author wanted to have his cake and eat it too. Save a child and have the cute protector child relationship, but then magic her into a suitable wife, and have a new child appear, so they can play family.
Spice and Wolf did it better.