...
Owen Bertram returned to the backyard, unlocked the Array he had set up. After months of being nourished by the Gold Soil, his ferns must have grown lush and umbrella-like.
Then the revered Lord stood in the backyard, scratching his head, "Is it that ferns naturally grow this slow?"
But Owen Bertram quickly realized something was wrong! The fern had obviously grown taller since he had last seen it, but the branches and leaves were about the same as before.
The lush growth he had imagined didn't exist at all. In fact, since the fern had grown taller, it looked sparser, just like a malnourished child!
Upon closer inspection, he noticed multiple leaves had been plucked from the branches of the fern, leaving many gaps.