Meira's awakening had drew Whizzle's attention from whatever she had been observing and her surprise. How could it not? Whizzle was sure that her spell would affect Meira and keep her asleep until sunset at the very least. Yet, here she was, awake and confused. Whizzle approached the girl and held Meira's face with both of her hands, looking directly into her eyes before turning Meira's head to one side then to the other, like a doctor looking for a wound. Afterward, she turned Meira's face to her own and looked directly to her eyes again.

"How are you awake?" she asked. "You should still be sleeping like a log right now, how are you awake? I'm pretty sure that spell could even make someone sleep through being boiled alive."

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Being in the castle was even more nerve wrecking for Alice, especially under the gaze of the people they passed. She had stuck close to Rhadamanthius as he walked into the throne room. Alice was somewhat relieved when she didn't saw the Queen sitting on her throne, it didn't last long as she heard the Mahzok commander asked a guard where the Queen was and if Alice could come with him to meet her. Alice froze in her place while Rhadamanthius entered the room first, then, for some inexplicable reason, the guard that answered Rhadamanthius earlier went behind her and [i]pushed[/i] her into the room. Alice gasped as she stumbled into the room and she swore that she heard the guard chuckling as Rhadamanthius closed the door. 

Alice didn't even manage a protest before Rhadamanthius told her to take a seat. She gave him a nervous nod and took said seat. The chair in front of them swiveled, revealing the Queen who started to talk with Rhadamanthius. Alice swallowed, although she felt her heart skipped a beat and almost jumped out of its place when the Queen looked at her and called her by name. Her thoughts went wild from questions and speculation, ranging from how the queen even knew her name and that staying in the castle was an order or she would be fed into the werewolf from before.

"Yes...your...majesty....It's...an honor....to...meet you," she forced herself to say, stumbling on her words. Her heart beating hard enough that it felt like it would burst out. "I...I....don't think...I'm...allowed..to...stay here...."