The Red Knights lead Puppet into the garden that The Red Queen had in her castle. There was nothing more but red roses. She wonder, where the flowers that talk and sing to her when she came by. It made her feel scared. Stayne on the other hand was dieing inside. He was afraid that The Red Queen would hurt Puppet and cut off her head when she found out that Puppet was Alice's daughter.

"Have you ever play croquet my dear?"

Puppet never played a game of croquet, she was told that was the boring game ever made in Wonderland. Cards was her best game, but, she had forgot that she left her cards in her hat.

"I'm afraid not. You see, not to be rude, my skills are best in a game of cards."

Stayne wish she hadn't said a word and play a game of croquet. If any hits of her belonging to Alice would cost his life as well.

"Cards? I never heard of that game?"

"I'm vary skilled. I'm afraid I don't have my cards with me at the moment."

She told her with innocent smile. The Red Queen send a servant to get a pack of cards for her. As The Queen walked over to smell her beloved roses, Stayne had to time to talk with the young girl.

"You need to be careful around her…" His voice was breaking in two. He couldn't look at the young creature. Puppet just look at him and smiled,

"Mother told me how her head is large, she is vary…vary empty headed."

Stayne wasn't sure if was making insult behind her back. Puppet was like her father in a way. He was able to avoid losing his head. Stayne look at her before the queen return to them. When the servant return with a pack of cards. Puppet took them and started to creating flowers and birds.

Stayne watched her as she was making the castle out of the cards she was given. Why did he feel this way to a young creature like her. Puppet was young, too young. She wasn't afraid of him nor she was frighten. That time when she started playing her game in front of him. She wasn't anything like her mother and father, she was her own mad self. She was only half mad. He thought about how the White Queen helped healed his wounds, he never thought Puppet be so worried about him. He knew everyone Wonderland who just left him die. But she didn't, she must have begged The White Queen to heal.

He almost thought dieing, after all of those years of being tormented and punish. That was always on his mind at time. But then this creature come and help him. Was this child his gardening angel? Stayne wanted to say her name just once before died. AS much he wanted, his voice was buried inside of him. But as much wanted to, he just couldn't say her name. He just look at her like a lost dog would. But, he wonder if he could live and bring the girl home safe and alive.

When Puppet was done or was getting bored of her game of cards. The Red Queen and some of the servants clapped their hands in Puppet's talent with cards. Stayne also clapped in silent behind some guards. But, The Red Queen was not sure what to do with Stayne.

As much as Stayne wanted to run, he would be in great pain once more if he. But he made a promise to Alice, The Hatter and The White Queen. As Much he was hated, he wonder why Puppet didn't hate him. Surely Alice and The Hatter told stories about him. Or that time he tried to kiss Alice as well or how he capture her father as well. But he like the idea of being forgotten. That what he wanted.

"Well, I must say, for a young lady like you to have like that. I would make you one of my entertainers. But…"

The Red Queen look at Stayne. He felt the pain returning in body. Puppet want to saw wounds on him again. She never like those before. At that moment, Puppet knew he was a knight and knights help the queen. But didn't realize what she was going cause for him. "Why not have Stayne work for you as a knight."

Stayne look at her ready to die at her feet. But, guards took him from them. The Red Queen just laugh at the thought.

"My dear girl, do not realize that Stayne used to my Knave. And yet he and brought you here and do not realize what here?"

Puppet become scared and try to put on her brave face. She try to control her eyes from changing colors.

"But then he betrayed me, throwing himself on to that Alice."

She didn't believe this was the Stayne she meet in woods. This was the same Knave she meet in the woods. With a changed heart. But, she wanted to hear Stayne's story the most.

I know, its been a while since I last worked on this. But...I think I sucked on this chapter! Please tell me if I did this too fast or made the plot gone wrong.

Alice in Wonderland belongs to Lewis Carroll and Tim Burton

Puppet belongs to me^^