<i>His property?  </i>She was definitely not in Kansas, or London rather, anymore.  Her worry over this odd declaration softened slightly as he continued, when he mentioned that he would look for a way to get her back home.  It seemed to be a far cry from whatever these so-called cultists intended.  Alice was not sure she really had any good options, but if this man was willing to help see her home, he was probably the best of the options she had.  Before she could think otherwise, she felt his hand on her shoulder spinning her to face him and he lifted her gaze right to his.  His was a heavy gaze, and though she wanted to seem strong or at least confident, she was certain she looked like a deer in the headlights.  Dazed.  Confused.  A strange girl in a strange land.<br/><br/>"I-I don't know what a conduit is?"  She stuttered and then began to nod.  "Yes, I don't--I don't understand any of this.  I don't want to be near these people anymore."  The leader had lied that made it clear to Alice that the woman had some kind of intention for her, ill or otherwise.  She looked over to the alley with his gesture and saw the carriage appear.  It would have been easy to try to brush all this off as a dream but it didn't feel like one.  She could feel the grass and mud beneath her feet, his touch when he had placed his hands on her.  Everything was so much more solid than she expected.<br/><br/>"I would...I would appreciate that."  Alice forced herself to take in a deep breath.  It steadied some of her nerves and gave her the smallest bit of clarity, which she so desperately needed right now.  "My name is Alice.  Alice Clark."  She said, introducing herself to the stranger in a suit.  She had yet to hear his name, but from the conversation she had just heard, he must have heald great power in this place.  A prince or something?  For all she knew this place didn't have leaders or royalty like the place she had come from.  Now, with her mind a bit more calm, she expected to see a white rabbit or a caterpillar smoking huka...But none of this felt like wonderland.