I hope everyone knows when I say that I’m certain Wake cared about Gideon I don’t mean she developed soft motherly feelings and wanted to be family to her. I mean it in the way the hardbitten veteran can’t help getting attached to the plucky sidekick. I mean it in the way that an idealistic crusader finds purpose in her rage at seeing The Enemy’s injustice, and in siding with their enemy’s victim. I mean it in the way of seeing Gideon learning to become a one-woman army with the sword that anchors Wake’s soul and Wake can’t help a little pride creeping in with the thought ‘I guess she takes a little after me’.