I knew that taking Mary through her journey of exploring her gifts wouldn’t be peaches and cream. No. It would be tough, sometimes unbearable, not just for her but for me as her maker. But I am determined to make her into a better, well-rounded, powerful vampire. Afterall, she was created with my blood… the blood of Akasha. And it was Akasha I feared the most in Mary’s regard. For the culling is soon to be underway and if Mary is to survive, she must be taught properly.
For I took her out and showed her how to awaken her Glamour Gift; bending the will of mortals and creatures to her own. She channels the power that is naturally within her, through her music. She did well, some trouble at first but she’s getting better. The Glamour Gift taps into your own individual energy, which can come from whatever feeds it, to project outwardly. For me, I use my love for Pandora, which has always been the source of my greatest power. But I also use the love of my entire family to fuel it. For Mary, it is the love of music that fuels her… the source of her energy and power. She will need to practice the Glamour Gift more until she perfects it.
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