Tenth Grade Bleeds

[1]Please know that I do not feel this way about humans anymore, Vladimir, as knowing Nelly has most certainly changed my point of view of what wonderful beings humans are. I just wanted to illustrate that the majority of vampires do feel superior to humans. It is greatly frowned on by all of the Elysian councils for a vampire to interact with humans in any way that acknowledges them as our equals.

[2]Marks are generally given to vampires by their creator (but for the few who are abandoned by their creators early on-or as occurred in your case, but I believe yours is a unique one). As with glyphs, the vampire must feed his intention into his bite in order for the Mark to be effective. This, of course, leaves the creator with a certain amount of control over the vampire he has Marked, but as it is such a minimal amount, very few ever utilize it. (Please do not have concerns about this, Vladimir -I respect you and will not utilize that small amount of control unless your life depends on it.) Removing one’s Mark not only breaks a vampire’s bond with his or her creator, but also severs the bond with all of Elysia.