When I have spoken to you in the journals on the issue of the separation, I have either told you that more time is needed, or I have told you that I am in discussions with your Warden, or will be, and at the time of your missive, that is exactly what we were doing. I was not ignoring you.

And...I know you came to me when you felt he was breaking my rules. But you have to remember that for you it has been over three years since that incident. I know it has been weeks, but in some ways the two of you are new people while in others you are still the same, and given Iago's current state, again I must err on the side of caution when I can.

I will not ask you to ask him to come to me on the matter. You do what you feel is right, but I would rather he choose to come to me. And you must not mark my wariness regarding your emotions as synonymous with the disapproval of others on the Barge. I care not for religious biases, and it has no bearing on why you are here. In the end it is not their decision.

And to address something your Warden has said, I am not concerned because I think you will intentionally harm him. You have overreacted to things in the past in argument with him, but that is common of almost any coupling. I would be shocked if you actually lashed out at him. That is not the issue. I simply would not have him do as you do. You are more passive -- he is not. He has killed people on this ship before, or tried.