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## Dame Jill Louise Pole

"*Realising you might not be so hetero as your parents expect you to be in the 40s was both the scariest and most thrilling experience of my life.*"
— Jill talking about her bisexuality

**Dame Jill Louise Pole** was the Daughter of Eve who helped find Prince Rilian, son of Caspian X of Narnia. She also fought at the Battle of Stable Hill at the end of the Calormene Conquest of Narnia. She was good friends with Eustace Scrubb. After her death, Jill was transported to Aslan's Country and was knighted by the high king of Narnia.

Jill is mentioned briefly in a letter adressed to Boris from Edmund in Letters from an Old Friend. After he, Lucy and Eustace came back to earth after their adventure in Beyond Land and Sea, Eustace told Jill that his cousin, Edmund, had a boyfriend who was apparently from the future. She did not seem to believe Eustace at first, not wanting to believe in the paranormal or time travelers, but that was quickly changed once she and Eustace were transferred to Narnia during the events of the *Silver Chair*.

Once she and Eustace came back to earth again, she began to ask Edmund a load of questions about his boyfriend, and overall showed quite an interest towards him. The reason for this is later explained in Aslan's Country when Jill tells the others that she discovered she was bisexual at a very young age, but her parents were homophobic so she wouldn't dare to be close to any women in case her parents found out and kicked her out.

Jill often referred to Boris as "Mr Famous Boyfriend", and apparently even beat Edmund at buying one of Boris' books before him later in life.

In Aslan's Country, Jill is finally able to meet Boris for the first time, and wouldn't stop talking about Boris' books. Boris being autistic, found the talk about his work loving and he later became a friend of Jill as well.

## Physical appearance

"*She was tall, at least taller than William, with a pair of the bluest eyes that he had ever seen in his life, and her blonde hair was messily set up in a low ponytail down her back. She wore leathery gloves that rested on the belt on her waist with a knife attached to it in a pouch.*"
— Jill's physical description

## Relationships

### Family

Jill's relationship with her family was rocky. Because of the fact that her father was a catholic priest and her mother a devoted catholic, she was often told the words of God ever since she grew up. These words would later be used against her once Jill began to realise that she had feelings for women. Jill never directly came out to her parents and would often get angry at them for their bigoted behaviour. Despite all that, Jill was saddened once she heard of their death and attended their funeral.

### Eustace Scrubb

Eustace Scrubb was Jill's greatest and oldest friend, and together they were the two who helped find Prince Rilian, the rightful heir to the throne after Caspian X's death.

The two became each other's "wingmen" after the two realised about their sexual orientations. After many failed attempts with both men and women on either side, the two promised one another that if they did not get married by the age of 40, they would marry each other - which is exactly what happened. Jill, however, kept her maiden name.