Charismatic. When you Copy or Pivot in order to secure a card, you may influence before or after you secure.
Generous. To declare an ambition, you must give 1 Guild card to your Rival with the least Power.
A: You can influence and secure different cards.
A: You must perform a legal secure after you influence. (You must have a legal target to secure.) Otherwise the influence must be undone.
A: No. Giving away a Guild is a mandatory cost for all declares.