#1 Did you try to give the Elixir of Courage to the imp? Also, how long did you leave Frederick? (He can die...)
#2 Like the prev poster said, it's too late. If you wanted to save the animals, you would have had to talk to the trader to find out the animals' fates, tell the animals the bad news, then talk to the trader again to either buy the animals or convince him to leave them (charisma)
