Is it not often the case, that one small action can have powerful repercussions? Think of that, my siblings, if you ever doubt that you are making a difference. This time, however, the difference is not only for a human charge but for myself.
Today, I had just come from checking on Jonathan—he is doing well, and had just set up another date with Lauren on Thursday—when I was met by Inca. I immediately asked if she had news of Theo.
“Nothing new for her, although I have located Cayce, and she is safe,” Inca said. She flicked her wings, clearly excited by something. “Asa’el, my mentor Eburnean would like to speak to you.”
This was surprising, as you could imagine. I tend to spend more time than most of us do interacting with friends in other disciplines, my friendship with Brid being an example, but even I have not ever come to the attention of other seniors. They have too much important work to do to socialize with younger angels.
Still, I went quickly with Inca, and I was glad that I did. Eburnean is not someone I would ever want to cross, and on meeting them, I was reminded of what Inca had said about how intimidating her seniors are.
“Greetings, Asa’el,” Eburnean said. They were small in stature, but with an aura that seemed to take up a great deal of space. That aura, as well as Eburnean’s figure and wings, glowed pure white, and something in the whiteness burned to look at it.
I returned the greeting, somewhat subdued. Beside Eburnean, Inca smiled at me, and I was reassured.
“Inca has told me much about you,” Eburnean said, their face expressionless. “For such a young one, you have made quite impressive progress. I salute you.”
“Thank you.” I wondered just what Inca had said, and why she had spoken of me so freely to her mentor.
“And your assistance in Inca’s most recent case interests me,” continued Eburnean. “However minor, it was your intervention that made the current events possible.”
“I had no intention to interfere—”
Eburnean halted my protest with one lifted hand, and I stepped back, feeling chastened. Then Eburnean smiled, and their face was transformed, becoming warm and banishing all my fear.
“I am not angry, Asa’el,” Eburnean said. “Indeed, I am grateful for your assistance, and I would like to ask if you would be interested in continuing to give it.”
I blinked, surprised. “You mean, with Theo and Cayce?”
“With them, and with others as well.” Eburnean glanced at Inca, who was brilliant with excitement. “You have become known for your—unconventional methods. Your practice of reporting your actions and thoughts to the Repository is in itself something that most of our siblings would not consider. Yet more than one of my juniors has spoken to me of your words, and I have seen for myself that you have much wisdom to offer.”
Eburnean reads my blog! I was astonished and gratified, and I said so.
They shook their head. “My point, however, is that it has made me realize that perhaps we spend too much time within our own disciplines. The will of our King is good, and His design is right, but it is possible to become too rigid and too narrow-minded within it. We must at least know what our brothers and sisters are doing, what is important to them and how their perspectives may make us better.” Eburnean turned to face me. “So if you are willing, Asa’el, I would like to speak to your seniors about allowing you and Inca to share a charge at some time in the future.”
The surprise that this brought me faded quickly under a rush of the same excitement Inca was feeling. This would give me an opportunity few Cupids have had before, to see part of the world that is normally hidden from us. I would be able to help people who are lost in their darkest moments, to reach them with love where they are most alone.
And I was not blind to the good that Inca might be able to do with my own charges. She could give them strength that I could not, and cut right to the heart of their fears and angers.
“Oh, yes, Eburnean, please,” I said, meeting Inca’s eyes in the same fever of anticipation. “I would like that very much.”
So Eburnean and Danit are even now in discussion, and to wait for their word is one of the hardest things I have done. I hope it is a positive decision, though I personally cannot see how it could not be. There is so much good that we could do together.
But then, the whole point of this is that I do not always know what is best, so we will just have to see.