Alice Liddell. [ he takes a moment to consider her name, gaze drifting to the locket. it's.. an unusual name, to be certain, but then.. this is not his world, is it? ] Would that we were meeting under better circumstances. Still.. I am grateful for your acquaintance and for the information you have provided. Thank you.

[ he would have discovered the truth about celegorm eventually-- better sooner than later, so that he can deal with all of this and bury it as deeply as he can. ]