[ Dick gives Rapunzel a look of concern, somewhat mystified at what could possibly be stopping her. ]

But what?

[ Before she can answer, though-- ]

Hey, wait. Before you tell me, if you wanna tell me...

My only real friend before you and Pascal is an elephant. Her name's Sitka, and she's amazing!

[ It's hard for a lot of the other circus members to count as 'friends' (the way kids ought to think of friends) when they're more like Dick's 'extended family.'

There's also nobody in his age group at Haly's Circus, which doesn't help matters. ]