Startled by the man’s sudden appearance, Alice nearly stumbles back a step. “Uh…” She tries to quickly recover, forcing down her momentary lapse of decorum. Thankfully, after this long in Wonderland, getting over shock wasn’t all that hard to do. “Neither do I, actually. I just know that roses are rather finicky to grow.”
“You needn’t be so startled,” he says, shifting from one foot to the other. “I don’t mean to harm you; if I did, you would be dead by now." Brows furrow in agitation. Only recently has he met this one, and yet she seems to be more jumpy than a child. ”…Flowers require too much time to tend to.“