Ch 4
Guarding the Mad Hatter was considered light duty now. New recruits were given the task to get their feet wet. The Queen of Hearts no longer particularly cared about him, content with weekly reports.
"Is he really mad?" the young man asked the veteran who was standing guard with him.
"Have you ever been in there?" the other guard responded with a smirk, "One look at him would answer that question."
"But he's not dangerous?"
The older guard shook his head, "Not as long as you leave his precious hats alone."
"Why does he do that?" the younger guard questioned, "You know... all the hats."
"Poor soul," he shook his head slightly, "The