Once upon a time there was a woman who became a tree to escape a hunter. Once upon a time there was a seal who became a woman because her skin was stolen by a fisherman. Once upon a time there were seven brothers who became seven ravens because their father cursed them. You see the pattern, don’t you? That’s the true work of a Secretary, of course: not only to remember the stories but to make sense of them. To find the patterns and fashion them into answers.
