𝑮𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒐 𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒕 𝒖𝒑𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒕𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒖𝒆 𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 to taste, it no longer appeared as vibrant as earlier times she had paid Wonderland her visits. They lacked saturation, some stood quite crooked even, and all for the central figure connecting their roots … forgot what joy was. Thranduil’s towering form crooked so he may see the much smaller Alice eye to eye, and the flowers bent with him. In perfect synchronicity with the one clad in robes all across which STARLIGHT seemed to be sprinkled; still the birch carrying her won’t let her fall unless she imagined it. the blooms in his crown, too, had begun to wilt and shed color.
The squirrel would flit into that endless and faintly aglow mane of SILVER, disappear, whilst surely the tall figure’s lush crown might block every and all light from Alice’s view when leaning closer. Even if his mien remained utmost stern, thick brows contrasting his hair furrowed and his pale mouth a thin line, he merely whispered:
❝ The twins act as though they are the same, truly, I believe they share one mind. Would you attempt to stand on your head and imagine those bizarre things all at once.— ❞ He paused, those eyes that never seemed to blink flickering left and right ere returning to Alice’s features, his own softening with underlying concern. ❝ Then more, I am afraid. ❞
Meanwhile, one of his hands with fingers easily as long as a fully grown TREE’s branches reached down to pluck some grass. Without the barest twitch across his countenance did he take a hearty bite to answer the smaller one’s query sans words. Only when that bit had been chewed and his mouth emptied would Thranduil speak again, open palm inching toward Alice to offer her some of the sweet grass. Nigh owlishly, his ADORNED head tipped to one side. ❝ Will you tell me how you lost it ? Your mind. ❞
𝚕𝚘𝚘𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚞𝚙 𝚝𝚘𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚍𝚊𝚛𝚔 𝚌𝚊𝚗𝚘𝚙𝚢 of grim branches overhead, alice seemed lost. the question he asked was not a light one, nor did it come with the happiest of stories, least not was it appealing when the white queen had told her to make the forest king laugh.
❝ only because you asked so nicely. but prepare yourself for something dreadful. it’s not at all a happy story ❞, ms. kinglseigh took her opportunities as they came, and after steadying herself against the tall birch, leapt forward to stumble across the broad, pale palm, catching herself on hands and knees when the momentum proved too great. breathless, her thin fingers reach up to part the curtain of golden curls that decorated her in similar fashion to his silvery locks.
only once she’d become right again did she scoop up one of the blades between both of her hands and begin to gnaw at the edge. ❝ hmmm.... it’s not as sweet as i imagined it would be. ❞ and so pale nose crinkled in mild distaste before blade was dropped from the side of an oversized, opposable thumb. dusting her hands off on the blue satin of her dress, she turned and craned her neck again to look up at him. oh, why did everything in wonderland always have to be so tall? just in case, she started to pat herself down again in search of the upelkuchen-- the tasty pastry that had made her grow when alice first found the three-legged table. sadly, there was none to be had. that wicked cat must have taken it!
❝ as for what it was that made me lose it in the first place, my lord, i can’t say that i actually remember. i was very sick as a child, you see, and the fever was very great. i can still remember my father taking very good care of me, and that he was the one first came upon the discovery! ❞