He goes to speak to this wizard and his name is Shinebright and his apprentice Ahmed Noke, he talks to him and tells him how he can speak to animals and if he wants he can open up some sort of agreement with polymorphed animals and it can be a service where it is an animal translator. Shinebright turns him down because he believes that he has no time for business as much as his research. Ahmed is interested and tells him that one day when he learns the secret to the polymorph he will contact woodsman