Note: I absolutely love the Alice and Knave pairing and refuse to expect anything else from the show so my story will not be completely accurate due to the fact I won't have the Queen and the Knave have past relations.

He remembers when he first met Alice. It was a few days after Cyrus had died. Or supposedly had died. The Knave, or preferably known as Will, worked in the Queens kitchen and had been forced to serve the criminals of the royal prison as punishment for stealing some tarts a few days prior. As he had walked into the prison he nodded towards Scott, the prison guard, and slithered past him to the last cell. "I have your food ma'm" Will said opening the small grate that allowed prisoners to gain access to their food. However, Alice had not responded, in fact she had not even moved from the corner farthest from door. "Just leave it their Knave," the guard said "she hasn't moved in days and I doubt she will." Will turned to leave but couldn't help himself and turned back towards the cell. "I don't know what's the matter with you love, but starving yourself is not going to make anything better. It'll just make you hungry." Will returned hours later to a still relatively full plate but written with peas was a small but clearly distinguishable thanks.

After that Will looked for chances to speak to Prisoner 26901, or preferably known as Alice. He would ask if she had any preferences for food or would relay some form of castle gossip to her. He never got much of a response but at least he was trying. One day Alice finally spoke up. "Why are you doing this?" He was surprised to hear her speak, and more surprised by the flip-flop sensation his stomach got when he heard her voice. Coming out of his daze Will stated "well, as I see it, we're both prisoners here, might as well make the most of it. Besides you just seemed so…" he paused to find the correct word "upset."

"How are you a prisoner?" Alice asked, completely avoiding Will's last statement. "Mi mum was forced into servitude to the late queen of hearts. I was raised as a servant and most likely will die as one too."

"You don't dream of something else? A different life?"

"Of course I do. But I don't dredge upon it. What's the point if there's no way it could happen?"

"Anything is possible Knave."

"It's Will."

After that Will spent much more time down in the prison. He would bring extra food for the prison guards as payment for keeping them quiet about his activities with prisoner 26901. Alice was, at first, reluctant to speak but Will slowly won her over with his… sarcastic charm. They became friends. It took time for Alice to tell Will about Cyrus. By then he had heard the castle gossip about the young lovers but it was heartbreaking to see how Alice was affected by the situation. And yet he found himself falling for a heartbroken girl. She told him about London and her father. How her mother had died and how Wonderland had been her true escape.

"When I was younger all I wanted to do was leave Wonderland."

"And go where?" Alice had asked.

" I don't know. That London of yours sounds kinda nice."

Alice sighed "it would be nice to go home."

Two months after Alice had confronted Will, he came up with an escape plan.

"It's simple" he told Alice.

"And you're sure it will work?"

"Positive."

The only thing he was positive about was that he would die trying to see her happy again.

The plan was simple: he would sneak the white rabbit into the palace by stating that he was going to be made into stew for the Queen. He had already paid the guards on duty to "be checking another cell block" at the time of the escape. The white rabbit would then create a portal for the two to escape together in.

But the plan went horribly wrong. After Will had swiped the key from the guards desk and enabled Alice to escape, the palace guards came rushing into the prison. They ran towards the courtyard, their predetermined meeting spot with the Rabbit. As they came running Will yelled "Rabbit, a portable would be very helpful right about now!" The Rabbit startled by the guards rushing towards him quickly began to dig. Just as Alice was about to jump down the rabbit hole, Will let out a terrifying scream. She turned around to see Will being dragged back by three guards.

"Will!"

"Go Alice!"

"But…" "No buts, this is your only chance go!"

With a last glance towards Will Alice jumped through the rabbit hole. She landed in what she quickly realized to be the forest behind her family estate. She should have been relieved, but all she felt was sorrow. She had lost her only true friend, and was now truly alone.