It took me years to figure out my new powers and to let the death of my father, mother, and brother sink in as they say. I remember crying helplessly at the thought of them being gone. I was alone in a new body, and no clue as to what my father meant by a place to rule. Did he mean to marry into a rich family? I must have lost my mind. I sighed with my head in my hands. "What am I missing father? what am I supposed to do? what the hell do you mean?" I said to myself. I got up from my desk and walked downstairs to the living room of the house I was in. I opened the doors and stepped onto the balcony. Staring at the night sky. I had made it to Paris. It took me several years to finally make to decision to come here. I didn't know what I was going to do now that my family was gone. But soon I gathered the courage to do so, I didn't want to let my father down. All that mattered was my duty to my family name. 

As for my new powers, I was beside myself with the pleasure of it all. I had learned to control my powers on my own. I had no choice but to figure it out for myself, there was no one to show me this. In 1787, I had finally mastered them. Who knew it would take more than 100 years to become this skilled. Before I could decide to leave the balcony I was interrupted by one of my maidens. "Lady Tepes, a letter for you." she said in French. I turned around and accepted the letter. "Thank you." I replied. I opened the letter and it was an invitation. "A ball? At the chateau de Lioncourt? Hmmm."