Single column isn't updating after save. Relational Models seems to be the culprit

So I have a really odd problem that i can't figure out. This one column won't update on ->save().

I have tested it like this. this is in my edit action.

  $account = Accounts::findFirstById($id);
  //...... some logic here
  $edit = $this->request->getPost();
  $update = array();
  foreach($edit as $k => $v){
      $update[$k] = htmlspecialchars($v);
  }   
  // First output below. 
  $account->assign($update);
  // second output below, notice the userId has changed as the asignment should have done it. 
  if (!$account->save()) {
      $this->flash->error($account->getMessages());
  } else {
      // Third output here. So no error happend, but the userId is now back to its original value....
      $this->flashSession->success("User was updated successfully");
      $this->response->redirect('accounts/view/'.$account->id);
  }

FIRST DUMP - befor ethe assign.

Array
(
    [id] => 83
    [name] => this is insaneasdfasdfasdf
    [phone] => xxx-xxx-xxxx
    [email] => [email protected]
    [accountId] => 
    [userId] => 6
)

SECOND DUMP - after the assign.

Array
(
    [id] => 83
    [name] => this is insaneasdfasdfasdf
    [phone] => xxx-xxx-xxxx
    [email] => [email protected]
    [accountId] => 
    [userId] => 8
)

THIRD DUMP - after save

Array
(
    [id] => 83
    [name] => this is insaneasdfasdfasdf
    [phone] => xxx-xxx-xxxx
    [email] => [email protected]
    [accountId] => 
    [userId] => 6
)

So i was curious if it had something to do wtih my relationals listed on the account or user model.

To test this i changed the ID of userId, to a user that disnt' exist. in my case id 7. Doing this makes it so that i can change value. When the alvue is set to an existing user i have this extra bit in the dump the id being the same as the id that won't change seemd suspicious.

[_uniqueKey:protected] => `id` = ?
[_uniqueParams:protected] => Array
(
    [0] => 6
)

[_uniqueTypes:protected] => Array
(
    [0] => 6
)

here is my instantiation in account model

public function initialize()
    {
        $this->belongsTo("userId", "Nova\Models\Users", "id", array(
             'alias' => 'accountOwner'
        ));  
        $this->belongsTo("createdBy", "Nova\Models\Users", "id", array(
            'alias' => 'createdName'
        ));
        $this->hasMany('id', 'Nova\Models\AccountingLineItems','accountId', array(
            'alias' => 'accountingLineItems'
        ));
        $this->hasMany("id", "Nova\Models\Payments", "accountId", array(
            'alias' => 'payments',
            'foreignKey' => array(
                'message' => 'This account cannot be deleted because it has payments'
        )));
        $this->hasMany('id','Nova\Models\AccountStatus','accountId',array(
            'alias' => 'accountStatus'
        ));
        $this->hasMany('id','Nova\Models\Notes','accountId', array(
            'alias' => 'notes'
        ));
        $this->hasMany('id', 'Nova\Models\Tasks', 'accountId', array(
            'alias' => 'tasks'
        ));
        $this->hasMany('id','Nova\Models\Files','objectId', array(
            'alias' => 'files',
            'params' => array(
                'conditions' => "type = 'account'"
        )));
        $this->hasMany('id','Nova\Models\AccountSettings','accountId',array(
            'alias'=>'accountSettings'
        ));
    }

And here is hte user. its large :P

public function initialize(){

        $this->belongsTo('userRegionalId', 'Nova\Models\Users', 'id', 
            array('alias' => 'regional'
        ));

        $this->belongsTo('userManagerId', 'Nova\Models\Users', 'id', 
            array('alias' => 'manager'
        ));    

        $this->belongsTo('userRecruiterId', 'Nova\Models\Users', 'id', 
            array('alias' => 'recruiter'
        ));    

        $this->hasMany('id', 'Nova\Models\Users', 'userRegionalId',
            array('alias' => 'regionalSubs'
        ));

        $this->hasMany('id', 'Nova\Models\Users', 'userManagerId',
            array('alias' => 'managerSubs'
        ));
        $this->hasMany('id', 'Nova\Models\Users', 'userRecruiterId',
            array('alias' => 'recruiterSubs'
        ));    

        $this->belongsTo('profilesId', 'Nova\Models\Profiles', 'id', array(
            'alias' => 'profile',
            'reusable' => true
        ));

        $this->hasMany("id", "Nova\Models\Accounts", "userId", array(
            'alias' => 'accounts',
            'reusable' => true
        ));

        $this->hasMany('id', 'Nova\Models\SuccessLogins', 'usersId', array(
            'alias' => 'successLogins',
            'foreignKey' => array(
                'message' => 'User cannot be deleted because he/she has activity in the system'
            )
        ));

        $this->hasMany('id', 'Nova\Models\PasswordChanges', 'usersId', array(
            'alias' => 'passwordChanges',
            'foreignKey' => array(
                'message' => 'User cannot be deleted because he/she has activity in the system'
            )
        ));

        $this->hasMany('id', 'Nova\Models\ResetPasswords', 'usersId', array(
            'alias' => 'resetPasswords',
            'foreignKey' => array(
                'message' => 'User cannot be deleted because he/she has activity in the system'
            )
        ));

        $this->hasMany('id', 'Nova\Models\Payments', 'accountUserId', array(
            'alias' => 'payments',
            'foreignKey' => array(
                'message' => "user cannot be dleted because he has payments assigned to him"
        )));

        $this->hasMany('id', 'Nova\Models\Draws', 'userId', array(
            'alias' => 'draws',
            'foreignKey' => array(
                'message' => 'user cannat be deleted because he/she has draws'
        )));

        $this->hasMany('id', 'Nova\Models\Accounts', 'userId', array(
            'alias' => 'accounts',
            'foreignKey' => array(
                'message'=> 'This user still has accounts assigned to it'
        )));

        // FILES HERE
        $this->hasMany('id','Nova\Models\Files','objectId', array(
            'alias' => 'files',
            'params' => array(
                'conditions' => "type = 'user'"
        )));
        $this->hasOne('id','Nova\Models\Files', 'objectId', array(
            'alias' => 'userImage',
            'params' => array(
                'conditions' => "type = 'userImage'"
        )));
        $this->hasMany('id','Nova\Models\Files', 'objectId',array(
            'alias' => 'userIdImages',
            'params' => array(
                'conditions' => "type = 'userIdImages'" 
        )));
        $this->hasMany('id','Nova\Models\Files', 'objectId', array(
            'alias' => 'userAgreementFiles',
            'params' => array(
                'conditions' => "type = 'userAgreementFiles'"
        )));

        $this->hasMany('id', 'Nova\Models\UsersCompliance','userId',array(
            'alias' => 'usersCompliance',
            'foreignKey' => array(
                'action' => Relation::ACTION_CASCADE
        )));
    }