So the usual thanking of everyone who is still reading this but I've got some bad news so people might get angry and hate me for it. So this is the list of people I would like to thank for adding my story to their favorites and adding a review to the story, the jokers lover (Guest), ruler of the ice dragons, Anon (Guest).

I need everyone's opinion on whose still reading this, my friend just got a job and I just had a job interview and added 4 more college classes to my schedule. That being said, since this chapter is only like half the length of the usual chapters and it is going to take twice as long to update this site because of our schedules now, I need to know if everyone is willing to be more patient or if I should just stop updating this site all together. I've actually lost interest in this rp a long time ago, but I do like her side of the story (me rping Stayne and her oc) and I don't want to lose her so thats why I'm still in this rp and still updating. If people are still willing to read this story then when I get the right length of the chapter I will take down chapter 10 and re-upload the rest of it.

Chapter 10

"Plenty of someone's are fighting." He replied. "And those someone's are more likely to survive than you."

"Hey now, you've never seen me fight before. I could be a great fighter if you give me a chance." Dani says with a slight pout while she crosses her arms over her plated chest.

"Besides, one more person could be the win for this war. It couldn't hurt."

Hatter stared at her for a second before letting out a quick laugh. "Even the Red Queen has someone to do her fighting. The important people do not go into battle."

"That's because the Red Queen is a coward who can't do anything herself so she enslaves other people to do it for her. She is just a weak and pathetic woman who needs to be put in her place." Dani says while placing her hand on the handle of the sword resting on her hip.

Hatter's gaze flicked to her hand, then back to her face. "I wish to hat you before you lose the head to hold the hat."

Dani looks up at her head then twirls her hair around her finger. "I would really like you to hat my head before I lose it. That would be lovely, maybe I can wear it during the fight to show off your wonderful work."

"A hat is a hat, not a helm." Hatter frowned and shook his head. "It protects your head from sunlight, not swords."

"I know that, but it might just give me the motivation to fight harder. Or it might just save my life, you never know." Dani says as she walks up to him then places her hands behind her back.

Hatter frowned, not understanding how a hat could save a life. "It will fall off and get dirty." He said slowly, still looking confused.

"Then I will bend over and pick it up, I'll dust off in the middle of the battle and put it back on." Dani says trying not to sound sarcastic but she clearly wasn't getting anywhere with him about this hat business."What's wrong with a little dirt...your hat has dirt on it."

"Ash." Hatter said, and fell silent for a few seconds, as if she would get the reference. "It is ash, not dirty." But he took his hat off anyway, and without taking his gaze off of Dani, he began to brush the 'ash' off.

Dani noticed the look on his face and instantly felt bad even though she didn't know exactly what he was talking about. She seemed to say the worst things to him without meaning too.

She wanted to reach out and brush off his hat off for him but she didn't know how he would react at someone touching his hat.

After a few seconds, Hatter put his hat back on his head and smiled at Dani. "Just ash." He repeated cheerfully as he stood up and started to walk toward the door, glancing back only once to see if Dani was following.

"Just ash..." Dani says under her breath still confused and yet concerned at the same time before looking up at him in the doorway and follows after him.

She places her hand on the handle of the sword to keep it from jingling as she walks fast.

He led her through the castle, taking turns here and there until it felt like they had retraced their steps several times. Finally he started up a long flight of winding stairs to the very top of a tower.

Inside the room was a huge studio full of hats, fabric, scissors and other tools. Along one wall were several shelves of wooden heads, each sporting a hat, sometimes two.

Dani looked around at every wall and every inch of the castle while still trying to keep up with him through the turns. She didn't want to get lost in this large place and end up somewhere else that was different and strange.

She starts to walk backwards as she looks at all the vases and pictures on the wall before turning around in the room in awe at all the unfinished hats and supplies everywhere.

Hater busied himself with clearing off a desk, which had been piled high with fabric, furs, bottles of strange liquid and an assortment of ribbons. He then pulled down a wooden head and held it up as if comparing it to Dani. "Small head." He commented and placed the wooden head down on the desk.

Dani walked around the messy room, touching all the little pieces on the table or the floor then picked up a soft red fabric and rubbed it against her face. She looked over at the Hatter then glanced up at her head and let out a small whine will patting the top of her head.

"Oh no, that's good. No one wants a big head. No one wants to be like the red Queen." Hatter grinned cheerfully as he crossed the room to grab a few bolts of fabric, and then held them out for Dani. "What one is your favorite?"

"That is true, she does have a very large head on her shoulders, and I'm surprised she can even walk through a door without getting stuck." Dani says while looking down at the bolts and picks a dark red color with some black design on top of it.