The Queen's Croquet Ground

Arwy Official

The garden was even lovelier from within than it had looked through the little door. Paths curved between beds of bright flowers. Fountains flashed in the sunlight. The air smelled of roses, warm leaves, and something sharp that Alice could not name. She had gone only a few steps when she came upon three gardeners shaped like playing cards. Their bodies were flat and rectangular, with arms and legs at the corners, an…