The White Queen sat stiffly in her chair. She was uncomfortable, but there was nothing she could do about it. For the castle walls, which had once been white were now red again. Her sister, by name only, paced in front of the execution stand which lay before her.
"Underland was finally back under my control. So long I had wondered the Outlands, plotting my revenge on my ever-so-lovely little sister"
The Red Queen was in her full stride. But she was not addressing The White Queen as she spoke.
"The people fear me now. Before, I wished for their love... but I must say, things are far more efficient this way." The Red Queen smiled at the man who lay before her, his neck lying on the execution stand.
"The problem is one thing can ruin it all. That retched girl who killed my Jabberwocky. She is what all of Underland hope for. The grand return of their beloved Alice."
The White Queen stayed silent.
"But you see, I, The Red Queen have the Oriculum in my possession. I know that she will return, so I shall make sure that when she gets here, I will have something to stop her in her tracks"
The Red Queen paused. Wither she had stopped for a breath or not, the effect was good.
"Some people have said that my time in the Outlands has changed me. I know it has. It has made me so much more aware of what people say about me-"
The man, who had been stifling a laugh, snorted. The Red Queen smiled.
"I feel that perhaps I am keeping you waiting Stayne. Shall we get on with what we started?"
Stayne looked at the floor. There was nothing to be said or done, so he might as well stay quiet.
"No? Well, I think we shall Stayne, you see" The Red Queen glanced at her sister "I shall grant you the 'mercy' my sister did not"
The executioner lifted the axe high above his head. The White Queen looked away. No good would come of this and she knew it.
"OFF WITH HIS HEAD!"
