[Alice reacted as she always reacted to talk of queens, a straightening of her spine, a readying of her senses. Even when he assured here it wasn’t that queen, it was a queen, and Alice didn’t let her guard or her glower slip just yet.] You’re trying to get to the castle? [The glower slipped into a confused frown, a series of expressions that was very common to Alice.] Why would you be going there?