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The Real Boy is a 2013 middle grade fantasy novel by Anne Ursu.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Eleven-year-old Oscar is a shop boy who works for Caleb, the most powerful magician on the island of Aletheia. Although he's seen as simple-minded, he likes his job of gathering, grinding, and preparing herbs for Caleb to use in his work. But something has gone wrong with the island's magic. Two apprentices are gruesomely killed in what is assumed to be a magic accident, and the wealthy children in the walled city of Asteri are coming down with bizarre ailments. Oscar works to solve the mystery with the help of his new friend Callie, the apprentice healer.
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Baby as Payment: An example with an older child. Callie was born on the east side of Aletheia, where there is no magic. Her younger brother Nico had a problem with his immune system, which the local healer couldn't do anything about. Her parents hired Mariel, the healer from the west side of the island, who told them that their son would need regular treatments from her in order to stay alive. They couldn't afford it, so Mariel agreed to treat Nico in exchange for taking Callie back to her village. Now Callie works as Mariel's apprentice. Mariel has told her that she can never go back to her family, or even contact them, or her brother will be allowed to die. She later learns that Mariel scammed her parents. Her brother died two years ago, and no one told Callie.
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