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With most of the group in agreement that they needed to get back to Penrose, Alicia watched as a window was opened and a slide deployed so they could rejoin the group in the courtyard. With a nod she sent away her weapon and moved over to the exit. Thanks to her wings she didn't need to worry about falling off, but all the same this wasn't really the time to be enjoying themselves. The city was still under threat and the queen was still on the loose. 

Landing at the bottom, she stepped over to where Rachel was, though she nodded to Penny along the way. [color=aba000]"The castle was empty,"[/color] she said  without preamble. [color=aba000]"Mariette is probably with the queen, who is no doubt leading the invasion of Penrose.Hopefully they've been holding it together while we were gone."[/color] She was a little worried, but it hadn't been that long.  Besides, HQ would have called if the situation there was desperate.

She glanced back over to where the Cheshire Cat was talking things out before letting out a small chuckle. [color=aba000]"Good luck getting Mariette to agree to that one,"[/color] she muttered. Somehow she had a feeling that the portal user wasn't particularly keen on becoming a monarch under a false identity. 

Still, in the end she supposed the exact deal didn't matter so long as they stopped the Queen from carrying out her plan.