[Naelin Karstwen]

[Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi]

[A letter is delivered by courier to the Hall of the Torchbearers.]


Naelin,

I am grateful that you have sought my aid as mediator in the matter that has come between you and Isabella.

As we discussed, I ask you to to send to me a short summation of the wrongs that you have suffered, so that I may be informed, and not in ignorance of any matter of import. If you should change your mind at any point, please let me know promptly.

Yours,

Acolyte Amelie

[crestfallen]

Dearest Amelie,

Accept my sincerest thanks for agreeing to mediate this matter.

Isabelle has attempted to talk me and mine into "selling" our affections to others. A notion that I found deeply offensive, demeaning, and degrading. She later went on to call a dear friend of mine a dog. Grave insults, both, and while she has apologised, the damage has been done, and I have seen enough of what lies beneath her mask to know that I do not truly care for this person.

My feelings for her can be likened to those felt towards a roach or a spider in one's abode. You do not truly want to hurt the thing, but you also do not want it skittering close, or, Wheel forfend, crawling up your limbs.

I want her to keep her distance, physically and socially. I am Sephidra's aide, and I shall assist her as best I can, but that does not mean that I have to befriend Isabelle, or pretend to hold fondness for her.

I hope this clarifies my thoughts and feelings sufficiently on the matter.

Yours heartily and respectfully,
Naelin Karstwen

[Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi]

Dear Naelin,

I am given word by Isabella that you and she have resolved the greatest of your outstanding differences. In truth, I wondered whether a meeting would actually be necessary. The exercise that I proposed to the both of you--writing down the grievances that you had with one another--engages the mind and forces reflection in a way that cools the passions of the heart. I had read both of your letters carefully and was going to urge you both upon a path of tolerance, if not love, for not all the Gardeners that tend our Well must love each other to serve the Wyld's purpose.

If the matter is not resolved and I am misinformed, please let me know. In any case, I am glad to have been of aid in even a small way.

May Kula keep the spark of Life ever alight, to illuminate the Waters of the Holy Mother within you.

Sincerely,

Acolyte Amelie