The+Looking+Glass+Wars+9-12

Chapters 9-12 are intense. The plot begins to thicken as everything falls apart for Alyss.  §  It has taken Redd quite a long time to train her army; they are mostly cards 2-4 and not very good at Black Imagination.  §  Now that they are ready, she has decided to attack on Alyss’ seventh birthday.  §  She thinks about how her parents kicked her out of the castle, how she had been forced to live on her own in desolation, how she had lost the civil war to her little sister, and she is outraged.  §  The cat ran free through the palace; it was just a cute little kitten. When it got inside it killed the security guards, and unlocked all the doors.  §  As she walks through the palace, the anger grows and grows; she decides she will kill them all.  §  Dodge hides Alyss under the table and tells her to stay quiet.  §  Queen Genevieve fights bravely, as do General Doppelganger, Hatter Madigan, Sir Justice, and the White Knights.  §  <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #76923c; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Segoe Script','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;">However, the other Card Families immediately surrender and take Redd’s side in order to save their lives. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #76923c; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> §  <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #76923c; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Segoe Script','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;">The Cat kills Sir Justice and nearly kills Dodge when he jumps out from under the table. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #76923c; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> §  <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #76923c; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Segoe Script','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;">Redd tries to choke Alyss to death, but Alyss uses the jabberwocky tooth to stab her arm. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #76923c; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> §  <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #76923c; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Segoe Script','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;">Alyss and Genevieve run into the palace. The Queen tells Hatter to get Alyss out of Wonderland, to protect her, because she is Wonderland’s only hope. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #76923c; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> §  <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #76923c; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Segoe Script','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;">They jump into the Looking Glass and then the Queen breaks it. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #76923c; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> §  <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #76923c; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Segoe Script','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;">They kill the Cat twice… but it has nine lives. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #76923c; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> §  <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #76923c; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Segoe Script','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;">Redd cuts off Genevieve’s head and then reopens the Looking Glass. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #76923c; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> §  <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #76923c; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Segoe Script','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;">The Cat tries to follow Hatter and Alyss through the forest. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #76923c; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> §  <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #76923c; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Segoe Script','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;">He catches up to them at the cliff hanging over the Pool of Tears. He reaches for her and rips her dress, but Hatter has jumped in. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #76923c; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> §  <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #76923c; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Segoe Script','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;">Hatter and Alyss get separated. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #76923c; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> §  <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #76923c; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Segoe Script','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;">Alyss springs up in the middle of London. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #76923c; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> §  <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #76923c; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Segoe Script','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;">She has no idea where she is, not even what planet, and has no idea where Hatter is. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #76923c; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> §  <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #76923c; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Segoe Script','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;">She runs through the street jumping in puddles, trying to go back to Wonderland. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #76923c; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> §  <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #76923c; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Segoe Script','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;">A little boy sees her in her tattered clothes, covered in mud. He asks if she’s taking a bath. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #76923c; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> §  <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #76923c; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Segoe Script','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;">When she tells him she is Princess Alyss of Wonderland he laughs at her. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #76923c; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> §  <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #76923c; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Segoe Script','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;">He then offers for her to come with him to get new clothes. <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #76923c; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> §  <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #76923c; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Segoe Script','sans-serif'; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;">Although she is scared, she knows she can’t afford not to have friends, so she leaves with him.