Dear esteemed Lady Omei,

It is always a privilege to learn more about You through each of our encounters over the years and I am grateful for the opportunity to do so again this year and through such times as we are in now.

Please accept my sincere apology for the troubles and aches You have been put through as a result of the request made of the Unbound's Priesthood. It is unfortunate that I was not present during most of these conversations and curious discoveries and thus was unable to aide the situation from escalating to where we are now, if that would have even been an option for me.

I completely empathize with Your particular pain over the silence of a loved one, a dear sibling. It is both infuriating and worrying to have the continued silence of a loved one as it leaves more questions to the wandering mind than answers.

Humbly, allow me to share what little I know for the time being - It has been my experience, throughout the years, that Father will choose self-imposed isolation for long periods of time to meditate or prepare or deal with a variety of things that I cannot possibly presume to understand. His discipline for maintaining His meditative state and silence during those times is most impressive because there have been times, regardless of what I do or say, He will not respond and the only comfort I get is from our Priest's pupil, Haleel. This is a characteristic I have learned from and tried to emulate in my own training as a dedicated Monk. However, He always returns to us refreshed and renewed in His quest.

While it is not at all my place to speak for or even come between the intimate bond between Siblings, especially not one as strong as Yours with my beloved God - I can only offer my opinion and perspective in hopes that I can assist You wherever possible and perhaps Him as well, should there be trouble afoot.

If I may, also, share a thought of my understanding until He is able to speak on it Himself. Something He taught me a long time go is that everyone has their Truth in any situation. For example, my dear husband and I could go through the exact same experience and come to describe the event from entirely different perspectives. This does not make his truth more honest than mine. It simply means that his perspective is different than mine. Only the God of Truth would have the Whole Truth of a situation. And out of experience, there are only certain times when people are ready to hear the whole truth. Sometimes, even though they may say they want to know, they're not ready for it and I simply wonder if this is where Father is now.

I offer this thought as one explanation, possible excuse, on His behalf. However, I will also offer that He has historically been an excellent tactician in militaristic regard and knows when to stay silent and when to speak, when to lay down his hammer and when to raise it.

Still, I must ask, are You concerned that His current silence is different from all the times of the past? Do You believe He is in any danger that we must act now to find Him?

Sincerely,
Sister Aloli Silverain Gallant


Penned by my hand on Quensday, the 23rd of Haernos, in the year 500 MA.