I have the ISO27001:2018 exam today, so wish me luck! I think it's going to be tough -- the course was yesterday and the day before -- as I think a lot of it is really about having memorised all the definitions (I haven't).
A shy tour guide "How do you mistranslate giant into apprentice?" Katya was feeling numb all over now as the realisation of how much danger she -- and her student -- might be in sank in. She wished that Iversen didn't seem quite so nonchalant about it, and hoped that she was appearing just as unconcerned. "Mythologically," said Iversen. He rummaged through the satchel until Katya cleared her throat meaningfully. "Oh. Well, there's a giant, Loerl, who in the story takes on an apprentice. Loerl's job is to guide animal spirits through the Halls of Aedenvir to a portal guarded by the dragon Hvet which they pass through into the next life. Loerl has other tasks though, and as humans kill more and more animals she starts having trouble getting them all done on time, so she hires the apprentice to guide the animals. But it turns out that the apprentice is very shy and the animals have trouble following him because he keeps hiding behind things, and giving them instructions that aren't clear enough, so they end up in Loerl's workroom, and then her bedroom, and then finally they get out into the gardens of Loerl's house and eat all the apples for Aestiver, an important festival." "A shy tour guide?" Katya wrinkled her nose, making her freckles dance across her cheeks. "For animals?" "There's a creation myth than involves a woman, a duck and a nine-hundred year long pregnancy," said Iversen. "This one's quite reasonable." "OK," said Katya. "This definitely sounds more plausible, I'll give you that. But how does that cause a mistranslation?" "Loerling means apprentice," said Iversen. "But what we have here is 'Loerlin' which means 'like Loerl', or gigantic. Loerling actually really means 'little Loerl', but it gained contextual meaning over the years." "Is there any chance that it means 'acting a guide like Loerl did'?" Katya's voice didn't carry much hope, and though she'd stopped feeling numb her eyes still darted out, staring at the shadows and nooks and crannies. "Loerl also delivered post to the other giants, cooked the apples for Aestiver and performed surgeries," said Iversen. "I'm pretty sure it means gigantic." "Oh good," said Katya. "Well... we should leave then. We didn't come here to uncover giants that might or might not be excellent dessert cooks and we're not prepared." Iversen actually looked disappointed: she saw his face fall at her words, and some of the shine left his eyes. He shuffled his feet, and stopped when he realised that she was looking at him. "Right," he said. "Yes, you're quite right. I was... I really wanted to see the Cave of the Priests, and you did say you'd been able to update the map." Katya looked around: the cave was still empty apart from themselves, and the memories would only fade the longer she took over drawing them out. "Let's update the map," she said, feeling a little more nervous than she hoped she sounded. "Then we leave."
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I have the ISO27001:2018 exam today, so wish me luck! I think it's going to be tough -- the course was yesterday and the day before -- as I think a lot of it is really about having memorised all the definitions (I haven't).
A shy tour guide
"How do you mistranslate giant into apprentice?" Katya was feeling numb all over now as the realisation of how much danger she -- and her student -- might be in sank in. She wished that Iversen didn't seem quite so nonchalant about it, and hoped that she was appearing just as unconcerned.
"Mythologically," said Iversen. He rummaged through the satchel until Katya cleared her throat meaningfully. "Oh. Well, there's a giant, Loerl, who in the story takes on an apprentice. Loerl's job is to guide animal spirits through the Halls of Aedenvir to a portal guarded by the dragon Hvet which they pass through into the next life. Loerl has other tasks though, and as humans kill more and more animals she starts having trouble getting them all done on time, so she hires the apprentice to guide the animals.
But it turns out that the apprentice is very shy and the animals have trouble following him because he keeps hiding behind things, and giving them instructions that aren't clear enough, so they end up in Loerl's workroom, and then her bedroom, and then finally they get out into the gardens of Loerl's house and eat all the apples for Aestiver, an important festival."
"A shy tour guide?" Katya wrinkled her nose, making her freckles dance across her cheeks. "For animals?"
"There's a creation myth than involves a woman, a duck and a nine-hundred year long pregnancy," said Iversen. "This one's quite reasonable."
"OK," said Katya. "This definitely sounds more plausible, I'll give you that. But how does that cause a mistranslation?"
"Loerling means apprentice," said Iversen. "But what we have here is 'Loerlin' which means 'like Loerl', or gigantic. Loerling actually really means 'little Loerl', but it gained contextual meaning over the years."
"Is there any chance that it means 'acting a guide like Loerl did'?" Katya's voice didn't carry much hope, and though she'd stopped feeling numb her eyes still darted out, staring at the shadows and nooks and crannies.
"Loerl also delivered post to the other giants, cooked the apples for Aestiver and performed surgeries," said Iversen. "I'm pretty sure it means gigantic."
"Oh good," said Katya. "Well... we should leave then. We didn't come here to uncover giants that might or might not be excellent dessert cooks and we're not prepared."
Iversen actually looked disappointed: she saw his face fall at her words, and some of the shine left his eyes. He shuffled his feet, and stopped when he realised that she was looking at him.
"Right," he said. "Yes, you're quite right. I was... I really wanted to see the Cave of the Priests, and you did say you'd been able to update the map."
Katya looked around: the cave was still empty apart from themselves, and the memories would only fade the longer she took over drawing them out.
"Let's update the map," she said, feeling a little more nervous than she hoped she sounded. "Then we leave."
Greg - good luck!
Ah, this continues to be fascinating. Really enjoy all the details you manage to include in this part.
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