You see, a story is not just a thing told to a child before sleep. A story is control.

True, but it never hurts to understand a place a little better. That’s why words are so important. They’re like a soul and a story all in one.

A story. This was the key to immortality. The things that made kings quiver and deities distrustful: Nothing but a tale.

And perhaps that in itself was the great secret---not just for legacy, but also for life. You could carry a story inside you and hold it up to the light when you needed it the most. You could peer through it, like a frame, and see how it changed your view when you looked out onto the world.