Wintereyes isn't someone you'd offhandedly call passionate; tenacious about what's she's decided to do, perhaps. But actions demonstrate otherwise. She has a gift that may well be a curse; to use it is agonizing. Yet, she suffers it when the opportunity presents itself. It lets her communicate with beasts by making her be more like them, and them more like her. She has to. She's just too curious. Still, who needs smarter cats? Cats may well be a curse, but they are a stepping stone toward leopards and lions.
I haven't decided if she's evil, yet. She's already befriended a very nice wyvern. She's prohibited from using her gift on humans, but sometimes they're more inscrutable than beasts and the temptation is there as her passions grow...
