"Darling, I do hate to say this, but you are a freak. We all are, at the moment." Perhaps a tad bit unnecessary to say right now, but Mina never could resist a good barb.

Sometimes, she could stand to use a few new lessons in self control.

But it wasn't about her right now.

"Consider this," she said thoughtfully, "a return to when you were first Embraced. A young Kindred needs to learn how to control her powers. This is the same thing. Only a different sort of power."