What does she think she's doing right now to him? "They're not you," he whispers, and now he's crying too. "No one's you, Alice. Don't you remember -- we're supposed to--" She saw them get married. She saw them happy. How can she leave him now? "Don't do this. I beg of you, don't do this. We can m-make this work."
The King, for his part, has been stunned into temporary silence by her calling him a "parasite." How could -- she really doesn't want him around?
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The King, for his part, has been stunned into temporary silence by her calling him a "parasite." How could -- she really doesn't want him around?