reasons to love jude duarte:

• a character who, by choice, does not drink.
• a character who admits plentiful to being afraid, terrified even, despite being a badass with sharp pointy things.
• flawed. so so flawed. and therefore v relatable amiright folks
• she's sexually inexperienced yet this does not effect her desirability in the eyes of her main love interest, nor does it make him think of her as "naive"/"immature" (i.e. he never condescends to her about this, even though he probably knows)
• she's sexually inexperienced yet this does nothing to undermine her intimidating ferociousness both politically and on the battle field.
• brown motherfuckin eyes. bitch.