Okay I'm totally workin' with a play on words here lol. Think I-er instead of "Air" which is how its pronounced when you're talking about Jane Eyre. So, I've come up with this back story in hopes that it'll explain multiple things. I'm kinda a little proud of it to be honest and I hope that it makes some sort of sense :-).

"She's an Eyre." the Caterpillar said as Hatter stared at the old man from the chair where he sat. The Dodo had left the tent when Hatter had entered and Jack was pacing as though he were getting ready to open a present.

"A what?"

"Haven't you ever heard anything like 'the grin of a Cheshire cat'?" Jack replied as he pulled up a chair.

"Yes but what's that got to-"

"It's the same thing."

Again Hatter couldn't help his look of confusion, "Come again?"

"It's a quirk that they have, wide rather terrifying grins…" Jack muttered as he continued to pace, "The author, Lewis Carroll or Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, he must've met one…"

"Jack you are not makin' any sense." Hatter said carefully enunciating each syllable so Jack would actually hear what he was saying.

"The children's book, do you know it?" the Caterpillar said from behind his spectacles.

"Yeah, everyone in Wonderland does…it's a joke, no ones actually read it."

"Its not a joke, the man was actually here…"

"Ooookay, lets just say, for the sake of argument, that this whole situation isn't completely ridiculous. How does this help us?" Hatter said wanting to get down to business despite the fact that he didn't really know what their business would be.

"It helps us because we now know her strengths and her weaknesses." Jack replied with a smile.

No one spoke for a few moments, Hatter was looking for a better explanation but it didn't seem like he was going to get one, at least not the one that he was looking for.

"Long ago, before the Ancient Knights arrived in Wonderland," the Caterpillar started before pausing to inhale his strange medicine, "Another race from another world presided over this world. Though, like humans, they were not of it….The Eyre were a peaceful race seeking knowledge and magic and their minds were governed by the most basic of emotions; happiness, tranquility and hope. They were creatures that felt the emotions of anger and frustration but they never had a need to show them….They possessed no need for the technology that humans cling so tightly to.

When the first humans entered this world from theirs, through the portal that would later make up the Looking Glass, both races lived in peace for many years…but things soon changed. Humans being creatures of emotion, of wants and desires, they soon wanted everything. They longed for the magic of the Eyre and, at first, the Eyre agreed. These poor creatures helped almost eagerly, giving over their blood and their gifts, and the humans were quick to realize that the strange race was not all powerful.

You see, like they fear anything that they do not understand, the humans secretly feared the other race. Jealousy and fear are strong emotions, that when mixed, never produce a good result and soon the Eyre were enslaved.

As more and more humans arrived, the Knights were created to keep peace. The Red King and his wife were placed on the thrones and they surrounded themselves with the wisest and oldest of the Eyre. They soon learned of the type of gem that could control the magics that ruled over the portals. The Knights mined for it and the Eyre created the Stone of Wonderland.

To the horror of the Eyre, who had hoped for freedom and peace after they had provided this gift, the King made the portal to their world solid…and he destroyed it. The balance between the worlds was broken. Wonderland itself was broken. The land started to steal from its inhabitants. Draining the Eyre of their magics and leaving them a shadow of their former selves.

The effect on humans was one that we all know well. To make up for the loss of the World of Magic, Wonderland has always been draining humans of their emotions. And through this inadvertent transfer of the essences a few humans and a few of the Eyre ended up exchanging a bit of themselves.

Some of the Eyre now felt a bit of emotion and likewise a few humans have magic running through their veins. It wasn't much, but it was enough to keep themselves and those their blood from losing all touch with the World of Emotion. Though it seems that with the invention of the machines that remove emotions our race seems to have sacrificed part of itself, that's why we no longer want the oysters in this world. Every time we as a people make head way in getting back what we've lost they come in and throw off the balance. Every time we gain a new feeling theirs come in and dull it again.

Anyway, the world was plugged into madness and a war soon followed between the Knights and the Eyre. The Eyre were too few and they were almost completely destroyed by the overwhelming force of the Knights. In the centuries that followed the Knights hunted for the Eyre until they trusted that the creatures from the World of Magic were gone."

Silence followed the Caterpillar's tale, as he once again sat with his head in a book and an inhaler in his mouth. Hatter couldn't help but think that watching the old man was like watching the great story tellers of his youth. Most of them smoked pipes after telling their tales.

And after all this time, Hatter's image of the great Ancient Knights, was tarnished.

The silence stretch on until Jack broke it, "The weapons of the Knights were specifically created to kill the Eyre."

"How did you guys figure all this out?"

"With some information from a confidential source. The creature must still be tied to the events of the past. She feels emotion."

"She's a good actress then." Hatter couldn't help but comment as he remembered the thing from his dream. Is she a thing? Can I really allow myself to feel so disgusted by her after learning all this?…On second thought she's pretty much destroyed my entire life, so I'm entitled.

"She keeps a machine and some of the casino scientists in her fortress. They are removing her emotions."

"…Wait a second, how is it she can do what she does if she has no magic and what the bloody hell does any of this have to do with me?" And how do I get Alice back? He though to himself though he didn't really think that question had to be voiced.

"She does have magic, its just not as strong as it once was. She can manipulate the air around her and use spells but that's really it." Jack replied as he got to his feet, "As for your other question, we still have no idea."

"Helpful," Hatter muttered, before he remembered something, something that happened to be anything but helpful, "Jack, she's got Charlie."

"The old knight, why?"

"My guess, he knows were the ancient weapons are, she might try to get rid of 'em."

So now we have a reason for her craziness, but what exactly does she want?...Reviews, reviews, reviews...