It's sometimes amazing to me that the thing I associate with a woman who looks like I could break her over my knee is "strength", but that's what 1A and especially 1C boil down to, for me. She made some choices I didn't entirely support, but in the end, Elizabeth is awesome.

I like that he's her being her annoying muse.

And when she figures it out, she is yet more annoyed by the realisation, which I would guess he considers a bit of a triumph. ;3