“Lost in the woods, eh?” A disembodied voice calls to you, making you jump. “Relax, pretty lady, I’m not gonna eat you.” The voice giggles again, this time right next to your ear.

“Are you a friend of Alistair’s? Is that why you’re here?” Something soft brushes past your nose, making it twitch and eliciting a sneeze from you. It smelled of cotton candy. “Welcome to Wonderland, in that case.”

Finally, a young man dressed in a snappy royal violet suit appeared in front of you, dangling on a branch before swinging off it and landing neatly in front of you. His grin was wide and sharp-toothed.

“I’m the Cheshire Cat, but my friends call me Claude.” He pauses, then lets out a light cackle. “Those two don’t even sound alike! Isn’t that funny?”