[ Pale fingers and shadows reach out for her hand, gently sliding across the skin. He does not leave his Mark, but Alice will feel something like an itch at the back of her hand anyway. ]

The gift I give to you, Alice, enables you to strike at your enemies harder, with a strength that surpasses even the most fit of men. It lasts only a short while once you have called upon its power, and then you must rely on your own strength for a time before it can be used again.

[ What he does not mention is that her attacks will seem to be all the more brutal, merciless, bloody. What he does not know is that for her, an Unseelie like himself, his gift will only last seven days. ]