Maria is the Second Mother of the House. As such
she does not concern herself with the workshops or
family business; her primary concern is the raising
and education of the children in the house. She has
a brilliant solid white fur coat and hair, the hallmark
of an 'Auroran,' so named for the first young girl with
a solid white coat, 'Aurora,' some five hundred years
earlier. While she isn't a classically trained musician
like all the other Mothers of the House, she is still a
quite skilled singer and does enjoy performing with
the others from time to time. But only if her charges
are being cared for by another: her children come
first! She is always the optimist and does her best to
find good in everyone she sees and often challenges
those who might be a bit 'grumpy' to find the best in
themselves.