"Well, a king away from his kingdom doesn't stop him form suddenly being a king. I'm from England, simply not being in England doesn't stop me from being English." And she was quite proud of being English, thank you. And should the elf king ever ask, Alice would be happy to make him a crown of flowers and wood. She actually excels quite well in the making of daisy crowns. Perhaps not as regal as his wood and berries, but she would do it regardless if asked.

But she hadn't been and she knew no better.

"Forests can be terribly dark all on their own..." and Alice was so very scared of the dark. "Couldn't you shine a light on the darkness? Surely there is a light that is strong enough?"

Figurative and metaphorical or actual darkness aside, Alice was rather sure the way to combat the dark was with light.