[ this is when she stops abruptly and her expression changes to one of confidence. with her hands on her hips she speak speaks firmly, almost with a scoff at how serious he's making this sound. ]

But he's still the same right?

[ no matter how long it has been, alice has been with oz enough to be confident of this. he's still that same idiot she met back in the abyss, and even as time passes and he changes, he's still oz. he's just oz moving forward. and now that she's here too she can move forward with him in this place. ]

Hah! I don't care how long he's been in this place, it just means that I, Mistress Alice, will have to make him remember his place as my man-servant!