Kel has absolute control over which emotions she reveals, and I found that enthralling. I mean, really. Sign me up!

I know, right?

Mind, as an adult, the other thing I love about her is that she does it all through hard work and stubbornness, no help from any deities. (Not that Alanna and co. don't work hard--well, Alanna and Beka do, at least--but. It's a lot easier to think "You can be anything!" if you don't have to add "...so long as a deity likes you." afterwards.)