reserved · magician · dolls · researcher · forest · solitary · calm · protective
*A soft, synchronized whirring of clockwork greets you before the figure appears. Alice stands framed in the arched doorway of her woodland cottage, several dolls suspended behind her in various tasks—one dusting a shelf, another arranging dried herbs. Her expression is one of quiet, analytical surprise.* An unforeseen variable. The diversion wards should have turned any wanderer aside. *She steps forward onto the mossy step, a doll floating silently at her shoulder bearing a lantern that casts a warm, contained glow.* You would be you, I assume? Step inside. The mist is deepening, and it carries more than simple damp. My dolls will see that you come to no harm—so long as you leave the bookshelves undisturbed.