[ah, if only someone could tell her how to teach a swan to dig in the dirt for rare jewels. all her problems would be solved...]

Very carefully and painstakingly, I imagine. Magecraft benefits a lot from different ingredients. For example, an unfertilized embryo could be incorporated into a healing spell...

[ARE WE SURE SHE IS BETTER THAN THE PEOPLE WHO JUST WANT TO KILL THE SWAN]