Like Reynie, Constance begins resisting the Whisperer by thinking of her friends. Though she doesn’t openly express her love for them, this gesture emphasizes how important the other children are to her. Constance’s resistance is more aggressive than Reynie’s, which forces Mr. Curtain to direct his attention away from the other children to focus on Constance. She has once again proven her worth to them team. Sticky, Kate, and Reynie each have their respective gifts, but they have overlooked Constance’s “gift of stubborn independence.”