Awakened P.C. Cast & Kristen Cast Chapter 9

   In this chapter, Zoey and Sgiach, the High Priestess of the Isle of Sky, have a talk about possibly having Zoey stay on the Isle forever. After they discuss the possibility of having Zoey and her friends move to the Isle of Skye permanently, Sgiach has Zoey call all of the affinities (air, water, spirit, earth, and fire) to her. They appear in the form of intangible fairies, but when Zoey's blood is sprinkled on their skin, they start to develop flesh for a little while. Zoey and the fairies dance for a while until she is asked to go help Stark find his gift again with the bow and arrow. " I looked from Seoras to Sgiach. They were right. I felt it in my gut. Stark couldn't hide from the gifts Nyx had given him any more than I could deny my connection to the five elements."(Pg. 95)
   While I was reading, I wondered about how Zoey could leave her friends to deal with her problems. Her staying on the Isle of Skye, in my opinion, is extremely selfish of her. She should be trying to get back to her friends and fight the darkness while keeping them safe. That may seem like a lot to do, especially for only one person, but it's not as if she has to fight the battle alone. Her friends would gladly help her and they would happy to see her safe and whole again. To me, it just seems as if she is running away from her problems and you can only run for so long until they catch up with you.
   I connect this to the world, because I think that everyone has problems that they don't want to deal with. But, just because you may have these problems, doesn't mean you can just avoid them. It would make you feel a lot better if you would just face the issue and get it over with. The outcome, is never as bad as your head twists it to be. The website that I found, helps people talk about what's bothering them. It's really not healthy to keep everything inside http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Talking_about_your_problems_can_help?open.
   Talk it out!