Bruised Petals

I had come to the fires to rest but Sakmeta was upset and asked to speak to me privately. I granted it .. since Polunu has taken over her guardianship he has handled nearly everything so I figured this must be important.

It twisted my brain a little to have her tell me that it would be very good if Polunu was no longer her guardian. That to be near him hurt her. I was a bit frustrated with her.

Was it because I was having to deal with all these instances where people had just given up and expected me to put it right? I do not believe so .. though yes there was a thread of that running through my frustration. But I do not believe it was all of it for as I told her ... if Polunu comes to me and no longer wishes to be your guardian it is a thing I must respect. Forcing two people to be responsible to each other is never a good thing. Polunu is not Sakmeta's blood. He took on her guardianship as a favor to her. If she was no longer appreciative of his time and energy ... and if he were thusly inspired to negate that time and energy .. I would certainly not stop either one of them from achieving what they felt they needed.

Of course .. that left Sakmeta with the very real and obvious alternative.

Me.

And I was responsible in letting her know exactly what that meant. No I was not threatening her so she would be motivated to make things right with Polunu ... I was being honest with her and giving her the chance to make things right with Polunu.

If she thought her little pink petals were bruised now ... let her try her tactics with me. I laid it out plain and clear for her with no soft edges. She should know exactly what she was getting into. We will see how well she takes my advice.

I was still on edge when Polunu came to speak to me. I warned him of the direction she was taking. He said he did not come to ask for the guardianship to be dissolved but for some advice ... and of course I gave it to him. Though I do not know if it was that helpful. I like Polunu. I have a lot of respect for his patience with people. Polunu and I are not alike and we do things much differently. For the girl's sake Polunu decided to give it another shot.

I hope Sakmeta realizes how lucky she really is.