Queen of Wands and Queen of Swords

Confidence and clear sight. The Queen of Swords has been through something and does not pretend otherwise; she is the least sentimental card in the deck and the most honest. Next to the Queen of Wands the tradition reads someone who is both compelling and impossible to fool.

Associated with high standards openly held. Read as somebody who knows what they want and will say so, which is not the same as being difficult.

Authority combined with plain speech. Frequently read for people whose judgement is sought precisely because it will not be flattering.

The Queen of Swords is over-read as coldness. In this pairing she is the reason the confidence is warranted rather than a check on it.