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"Miriana? Hello? Anyone home?" Queenie banged on the door for the umpteenth time.
"I don't understand," Tarrant mumbled quietly, stroking his hat.
"Why on earth wouldn't they come to the door?" Mally asked. From the corner of my eye I saw a shadow flicker on the balcony. I smiled determinedly, adjusted my hat and strode up to the door. I pounded on the door so hard that the knocker shook.
"Miriana!" I shouted loudly. "Open the door now! If you don't come down, we come up!" There was a muffled shuffling, and the door opened a crack. A pale face was just visible behind the door. Sensing the alarm, we huddled around the door. My lungs were nearly crushed by Chess, Queenie and Rabbit scrambling around me. Tarrant loomed over us, curious to listen. Mally leapt onto my hat and peered through the door.
"Miriana?" she whispered. "What's going on?" The eye flicked from left to right nervously, as if being watched.
"Come in quickly," she whispered. "I don't want to make a scene."
"A scene?" I whispered. "Out of what?" The eye blinked rapidly.
"Of of who, you would rather say. I've sent all my followers on a pretend errand for now. Come in, quickly." Miriana opened the door a little more, and we slipped inside. The castle was dimly lit, and there was an eerie tension. Miriana led us to her bedroom, where she perched on the edge of the bed, nibbling her nails. Queenie sat beside her, and held her hand, which was shaking.
"Miriana? What's wrong? Who's bothering you?" Miriana smiled, and patted Queenie's head.
"It's not a bother, but I've forseen great troubles ahead of the dear."
"The dear?" I said. "Just who are we talking about?"
"Follow me," Miriana led us out onto the balcony, and directed us to the left. I looked around, and then saw a figure stood, gazing over a balcony. My eyes nearly popped out of my head. Chess, Rabbit and Queenie gasped. Mally's jaw dropped, and Tarrant went a ghostly pale. I could only utter one single whisper.
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Alice, oh Alice, oh where have you been, so near, so far so inbetween..."
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