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Silverlocke980
I actually dislike Jillian. This is because she's such a weak character; she needs people, to sum up. She's run to Wanda, in my head, because she requires something that only Wanda can give- maybe the sheer strength of Wanda's character, perhaps. As someone with an "overwhelming" personality (a friend told me once that "if you were in D&D, your Charisma would be through the ******* roof"), I dislike those with weak personalities, who are needy or clingy. Jillian, with her actions outside Ansom's tent and towards Wanda, seems to fit that bill perfectly.
Generally, I agree (except that it doesn't make me dislike Jillian). I'd guess that Wanda's initial interrogation after Jillian's first capture (using a standard mix of torture and mind games, with no particular objective other than getting Prisoner to talk) tapped heavily into a needy/submissive streak in Jillian's personality, and Wanda was observant enough to see some interesting long-range possibilities and start cultivating them.
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Moreover, it would also explain just why she seems so indecisive as regards Ansom. Ansom is not a forceful personality -- he is rather gentle, deferring questions with jokes ("I forbid you from asking me hard questions"), and generally being a shining prince in armor. I'm sure there are parts of his life- like dissolving alliances- where he is more forceful, but in interpersonal relationships, he's not a strongman.
Hmmm... looking back to his conversation with Jillian on
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Compare to Wanda, who, while utterly hopeless and lacking in a sense of humor, has so much raw personality that she dominates her own Tool. As she puts it, "let him have your way". Wanda's a genius, a powerful caster, and beautiful to boot. And she lets the whole world know, not through boasting, but by an aura of sheer confidence that overwhelms anybody else.
Was there any doubt in her, ever, with the exception of summoning Parson? No. And that was because the spell was outside her field. In her field, I'd say Wanda either could, or at least believes she could, cast the highest level spells without breaking a sweat.
It's notable that, weak "capacity for hope" or not, she put some effort into looking outside the box for some way to salvage the situation; that's how she discovered the summoning spell.
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And that's why I believe Jillian is not a traitor, to revise my former statement, but a cop-out. She cannot have that kind of inner strength and determination Wanda has, and so she goes to seek it out.
Ansom just doesn't have the rock-hard strength Jillian needs.