"I am the princess," Crystal reminded him, as if that would explain everything, because to her it did. "I grew up in the palace, hardly ever leaving its grounds. I had tutors but I did not have classmates. My sister and my cousins raised me and were closer to parents than playmates for me. I had my powers at birth, so I did not need to be part of a preparation group." Once upon a time he had known all of these things, but now all memories of their previous conversations and time spent together remained only in Crystal's mind. "All who live on Attilan know who I am and view me as their princess, someone of a higher status, above them. I have my family, I have servants, I have would-be suitors, and I have Lockjaw. I am a member of the royal family of Attilan. We have each other and we have those who are loyal to us, but we do not have friends as others do."