"No. I never heard of letter smugglers at my Circle. I wasn't allowed to write, and my parents were told any letter they would try to write would not be given to me." And so they couldn't learn how she was doing, and she couldn't know how life moved on at home. In fact, it was no longer her home; the Circle was.

"Of course, if you were rich, you were allowed to go home to visit, because the Circle would not say no to a bunch of nobles throwing money their way." One of the many things she hated about the Circle system. If you played the Game and became some noble's little pet, you would be able to claw your way out of the Circle. If you were rich, you could swan off whenever you wanted. And if you were Madame de Fer, you could have your own apartments outside the Circle (which is why Christine really, really doesn't like her).

"Were you ever caught smuggling letters by the Templars?"