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Thinking about how Nicklaus met his match in Jay in a way. Just for a second, of course, but he was likely startled by her a bit, even if he didn't show it. He was used to dealing with people who were desperate, naive, or at a very low point in their lives. He took advantage of their weaknesses. He appeared to Gillion at the beginning, when he really didn't know much about humans or deals or such. He appeared to Chip when he had made multiple promises, all of them seeming impossible. He tried to do the same for Jay, when one friend was missing and another had given up. But I don't think he counted on just how mistrusting this woman was. She grew up around soldiers, people who knew how to manipulate and force their way. She had heard so much about him, unlike the others. She is stubborn and calculating and caring.

He still won, but it wasn't on his terms. It was her redefining them, looking him in the eye and refusing to listen to him, because she already knew exactly what she wanted and she didn't just blindly do what he requested out of his end. She was confident and prepared, and Niklaus hadn't faced that before, though he did manage to do it with grace.