Snippet #1665936

Elysium
Though he noticed Edward leaving the room, he decided not to comment, finding a seat by the wall. The twins were talking, mostly to each other, and Lyra was busy flirting with her butler. With a sigh, he wondered ever so slightly if the maze was alright, and if he was needed back in his castle any time soon. It seemed the other Dark Alices knew little of the danger ahead, and most of them didn't seem too worried. Perhaps it was time to take a few measures for himself. Elysium closed his eyes for a moment.

In the maze, one of the brick creatures suddenly had a brilliant idea, and managed to find his way out of the labyrinth without any trouble. As he stood by the opening, watching it disappear behind him, the creature wondered why the idea had come to him in the first place, before he realized. It was on a mission now, as it reared its ugly head in the direction of the Rabbit Hole. With newfound determination, the lizard moved swiftly over the ground, slithering across the surface with practiced ease, seemingly ignoring the fact that this was the first time he saw grass in his life.

Jonathan

The March Hare hesitated for a moment while Taara spoke. "You can probably leave Lyra to me," he said. "As for the maze master - if we're lucky he wont come out of his maze before we've managed to take the others, so we wont have to worry about him for now. However, Edward didn't look to happy with the two of you -" he pointed to Kit and Artemis, "so there's a good chance he'll want to take you down as fast as possible."