Whatever people might say of me for leaving Shallam, or for leaving
various other organizations, and however those might take hold in the
minds of those who listen, there is one thing that will never change,
and that is the knowledge I have gained.

I bestow upon you a bit of it now. You are confused.

While my absolute knowledge of Lord Apollyon's realm is lacking, I can
speak with some authority on the other topic you have presented.

What you speak of is an emotion, not Love. They are two different
things, and indeed, Love needs no such as Suffering to exist, because as
Beauty, it exists always. What does change is perception. One need not
Suffer to Love something (though there may be instances where this is
the case). To Love is to accept in whole every part of something. Those
things you do not like, or cannot understand alongside those things you
cherish most about someone or something. This is to Love, and it is
obvious then that Suffering is not necessary, that it is possible to
Love regardless.

Your description of our births refers again to an emotion, and even then
only on the part of the mother. While there are instances that the young
can better perceive beauty, they do not truly Love as we do because we
have more complete understanding, a wider view. It is this wider view
that complicates our ability to Love. What the newborn express is a need
to nurtured, and until they have matured some, there is only a portion
of emotion, and very little cognitive understanding.

Again in the adolescent years you speak of emotion. Many parents do not
truly Love their children until they have grown out of their troubled
years. They endure because they know it will end. They don't accept the
behaviour. They love, but they do not Love in that respect. They attempt
to change their children. The Love they will later express is delayed by
their inability to understand and accept their children for who they
are. This natural, as parents attempt to mould their children to
societal morals and guidelines; a code of ethics, if you will.

You again refer to emotion with reference to sexual awakening and
adolescent bloom. While it is possible to stop Loving something, what
causes pain is the emotional loss with reference to love. Most of us are
incapable of Loving to a great degree, so biased are we in our opinions.

Please, when you attempt to pen your next dissertation, research the
realms you attempt to describe. While there is certainly a degree of
suffering in many of our emotions, and to a limited extent the realm of
Love, this is not what you have described. Mind your capitals next time.

The Admiral.

Penned by my hand on the 10th of Phaestian, in the year 436 AF.