"Wow." He raises his eyebrows. "Thousands of sisters, I can barely deal with two cousins."

'Deal with' is not the same as 'attempted to usurp and take over their claims to the throne' but potatoes, potatoes. "How old were you when you left?"

Obviously, she did at some point. She has a friend who dresses up like a bat in not!New York City, after all. (Erik keeps track of these details he learns about people.)