Kumani

Where to begin about Kumani? My mind is filled with so many memories and overwhelmed with emotion when I think of her. She is my shelter from the rain, my voice of reason, my sounding board, my fashion consultant, my tarot card reader,  my sister witch. She keeps me grounded when I get too high and encourages me to soar when I put myself down. She came to me as a gift in Bloodlines in November 2009. Britney was out hunting and brought her back for Daisy. Daisy suggested to give her to me since we were both Americans and on at the same time. Kumani had just removed the garlic right before Britney approached her and wanted to see what the vampires were all about. I believe there are no coincidences in life and we were destined to meet. I became her liege and she in turn became my best friend.  She bloomed and blossomed and moved on to become a Crown Princess in her own right. We remained inseparable friends though our clans were different. I love you, Kumani.

"In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out.  It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being.  We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit."  ~Albert Schweitzer

"But oh! the blessing it is to have a friend to whom one can speak fearlessly on any subject; with whom one's deepest as well as one's most foolish thoughts come out simply and safely.  Oh, the comfort - the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person - having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all right out, just as they are, chaff and grain together; certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and then with the breath of kindness blow the rest away."  ~Dinah Craik, A Life for a Life, 1859

"There is magic in long-distance friendships.  They let you relate to other human beings in a way that goes beyond being physically together and is often more profound."  ~Diana Cortes