Things suddenly grew a lot clearer and Cyrus felt a pang in his heart for the Knave. He knew the reputation of the Queen of Hearts and loosing his heart like that must have been painful, on many levels. "The Queen of Hearts must be the source then," he said, not mentioning the Red Queen at all for the Knave's sake, "And since she is no longer in Wonderland, that could pose a problem."

"And as for Jafar..." Cyrus sighed again and gripped Alice's hand a little tighter, "When I was his prisoner, I saw him work magic without his staff. While it does make him more powerful, I don't believe it's the source of his magic."