I am not writing today with news from Earth—all has been relatively quiet with my charges the past few days—but there is something that I would like to share.

I was speaking recently with my friend Inca.  We have come to know one another well, despite the differences in our callings, and I enjoy talking to her.  I have found, first with Brid and now with Inca, that to have a different perspective is often very helpful in solving problems.  And her experiences of humans shows a completely new picture than the one I have been forming.

We had been talking about one of her charges, a young journalist who is on an assignment that could turn dangerous.  The woman sounds like a strong, brave person, and I said that I would like the chance to meet her.

Inca became thoughtful.  “Your seniors let you help younger angels in your own calling,” she said.  “Do you think they would let you come along with me at some point?”

The question surprised me.  “You would like me to come with you?  I would be honored, but surely I’d be in the way?”

“Oh, I think you would make a wonderful Guardian, Asa’el,” she said with a smile.

Now I was shocked.  Me, a defender against evil?  I would have laughed aloud if it had not been rude.  “What makes you say that?”

Inca gave me an odd look, as if I were foolish not to see things as she does.  “I’ve read your work, Asa’el.  You talk about protecting your charges all the time recently.”

“That’s different.  It’s not evil that I’m defending them from.”

“Is it not?”  She shrugged, stretching out her wings.  “We all know that evil takes many forms.  And I’ve seen in your writing a determination and a courage that would serve you well if you were a Guardian.”  Seeing my expression, she frowned.  “I mean it as a compliment, of course.”

I assured her that I took it as such, that it simply was something I had never considered.  And I have not.  I suppose that every angel has a different viewpoint on their own experiences, but I have always seen myself through the lens of a Cupid.  My training and my association with Cupids colors everything I do.  My conversation with Inca was the first time I realized that the different perspectives that can help me with my charges can also give me a new picture of myself.

Perhaps I will request to accompany Inca on one of her assignments.  After all, I have already learned something from her, and to learn more can only be beneficial to my work.