As people with the vampire bloodline, Seth and Rose had a natural affinity for illusion, and to some extent, some natural inborn illusionary abilities.
While Seth was a novice who only knew how to use the little he had to seduce women, Rose was an old master and was more than capable of using her abilities to find a solution to her problems, as she had done now.
Though it took Seth only a few seconds to realize that Alexia and the deadly attack he had felt were not real, the damage had been done. He had now released Rose and given the woman the chance to recuperate and restrategize. Seth expected Rose to want to fall back and be wary about him, but surprisingly, after his soul sensed the trickery and he got rid of it, Seth found Rose standing right where he had left her.
"Origin energy, and you don't even know how to properly use it," Rose said, shaking her head. Looking into her eyes, Seth could see nothing but pity in them—pity for him.
