What draws them together
Why the one who looks after things and the one who connects are drawn to each other
The Steward knows that their sense of responsibility sometimes becomes an inflexible sense of duty. So beside the Mediator, who gently connects people, that burden becomes lighter.
The Mediator, in turn, knows that even when people are reconciled, they soon split again if no one keeps that relationship stable. Meeting the Steward, who quietly looks after things, the Mediator can keep the harmony they created for a long time.
What they are good at together
What they protect because they are together
Their greatest strength is that they achieve both stability and harmony. When the Steward keeps the basics, the Mediator brings people's hearts together on that foundation. A community that is only stable feels stifling and one that is only harmonious soon scatters, but when the two work together, a community forms where people stay for a long time.
It is valuable that the two become people the members of a community can rely on with peace of mind. When the Steward gives steady trust and the Mediator resolves conflicts, relationships form that members can rely on with peace of mind.
The hidden paradox
The mildness that attracted them makes them put off what needs to be said
The two, who fell for each other's warm sense of responsibility, realize late that both hold back their words when they need to speak up. The two later grow frustrated over the very point that first felt comfortable.
The Steward dislikes commotion, and the Mediator cannot bear discord. When both cherish peace, problems that would be resolved by speaking get worse without coming to light. When the two who protected the community put off what needs to be said, they run into difficulty together.
Where they disagree
What happens when both avoid conflict
The greatest risk is that both avoid problems instead of dealing with them directly. Even when what the two value clashes head-on, if both hold back for fear of damaging the relationship, they keep putting off what must be decided.
It is also risky that the two wear out in different ways. The Steward wears out from taking on all the responsibility, and the Mediator, speaking up less to keep the peace, eventually stops offering opinions at all. When attacked from outside, both may endure it alone and wear out together.