soulgaze power

Q: If Charity has some power when she met Michael. How did she avoid looking him in the eye and starting a soulgaze? I have to assume it never happened since he doesn’t know about her abilities.  I assume it took years for her abilities to fade away and from what I read, it sounds like they were a couple fairly soon after he rescued her.
One answer may be that she wasn’t strong enough to initiate a soulgaze. That raises the question, how strong do you have to be. The question could be asked of Molly too. When did or when will her ability to start one come on?
A: You got to have some serious magical chops before a soulgaze is an issue–and yes, it’s one of the markers that the Council uses to see if you make the cut, though it’s far from the only one.  There are folks running around who can do it who aren’t on the Council, but not many of them.
Charity was small potatoes in the magic department, for a number of reasons.  It was never an issue with her.
Jim


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