"Peter, calm down." Wendy said, coming up behind him. "We'll get there. Alice knows this place and its people, and I know her well enough to know that whatever went wrong did not happen because Alice was trying to keep you away from Neverland. She has a good heart, Peter, and she knows it's important to you." She put her left hand on his shoulder. "It will all be ok. You know me, Peter, once I choose a course of action nothing can stop me, we're both that stubborn, and we will find Neverland again.
Sliding her hand down to tug lightly at his upper arm, she started to follow Alice. "Come on, Peter. Let's get this sorted. I don't know about you, but this place is odd and I don't want to be without a guide." Out of curiousity, as she started into the woods, she pulled out a compass from her pack. The needle stayed in one spot, but after a moment it started whirling back and forth, left and right, and then just started spinning quickly.
"Well this was no help," she muttered, putting it back into her backpack. She wondered how anyway found their way in Wonderland, it didn't seem to make any sense, the compass didn't work, and cats could disappear. Going into her pack again, she pulled out a small bag and something else, wrapped in bright paper. The woods tried to grasp at her, so she shook them off and turned towards Peter a little as they walked.
"Here's a snack," she said, pushing the little bag at Peter. "Put it into your pocket if you want, but I know you get cranky when you're hungry. And... here." She said, handing him the wrapped gift. "I was going to wait until your birthday, or whenever we got around to celebrating your return in Neverland and your coronation--yes, I knew you'd have one--but I might as well give it to you now."
Wendy hoped he liked it. While back in the world of her birth, and shopping, she'd been unable to resist the urge to pick up the gift. Saying it had called to her was a bit dramatic, but it had caught her eye and imagination and refused to let go. In the wrapping was a small dagger with a silver hilt, plain in comparison to Wendy's sword, but well-balanced and sharp for all that. The one decoration it did have was a small engraving in the blade, "Audeo." Latin for, 'I dare.' She couldn't help but buy it for Peter, and now that they were in Wonderland instead of Neverland she wanted to make sure that he was armed. She could have let him borrow her own sword, but Peter was also very good with daggers and, frankly, she liked her sword too much to give it back. In Neverland he could get his own sword again, but for now, he would at least have something to defend himself and it would cheer him to be able to slash at things, unless he'd changed very much. Hopefully Wonderland wasn't dangerous any more, like Neverland was on occasion, but it was always better to be prepared, especially because Wendy had no idea what to expect from the place other than what she'd heard of in Alice's stories.