Talk:The Ghost in the Tree/@comment-24.22.95.197-20150530064111/@comment-4731596-20150618223416

It is indeed the best of both worlds, the Baron survives, Anna survies and gets a hope for the future, the spirit is released and even the children are safe.

History is written by the victors, so if the Crones killed the Spirit of the Tree centuries ago, they could have invented anything they would like to make themselves appear as the heroines and no one would remember the real facts. What I mean is, we can't be sure who is right or not, but between taking a side knowing the Crones ate the children while the Spirit saved them, I'd knew which side I'll pick.

And the children are saved taking the approach posted above, even if the children aren't mentioned by the Spirit of the Tree when you release it, because when the Crones appear before Geralt, in the conversation you tell them you released the spirit and one of the Crones say something along these lines "then it was her who took them from us".

The only thing cannot be saved is the village of Downwarren.