King's Guard (W.11)

This King's Guard works for the Red King, and after being alerted by the Queen of Hearts of an intruder in the castle, he rushes to capture Will Scarlet. He appears in "Heart of the Matter".

Before the Curse
In Wonderland of the past, Anastasia sits in the chambers of her castle, admiring a necklace she wears in the mirror. She's not alone for long, however, as Will makes his way up her balcony, leading into the room. This startles the soon-to-be Queen, who quickly rushes to her former lover, exclaiming his name. "Hello Ana," he replies. Anastasia asks what he's doing there, to which he replies, "I don't know? To see you? To look you in the eye and ask why you did it?" What the young former couple do not realize, however, is that Cora has entered, and is now hiding, listening to the conversation. Anastasia asks Will what he'd want her to say, to which he replies that maybe it was just a con; a play for the big prize; she'd marry the Red King, get the keys to the kingdom, and the next day they'd jump back through the Looking Glass and count their riches on the other side. "Please Ana, this isn't you." Ana ignores him, however, and grabs him by the arm, stating he has to go because if the guards catch him then they'll throw him in the dungeon. "So you do care?" "Of course I care! I'm trying to do what's best for both of us!" Will states that he's trying to believe that, but asks if she's forgotten all the good times they've had, such as making wine from wildflowers or naming the stars to fall asleep at night. "You named them all Anastasia," the soon-to-be Queen reminisces. Will states that it's the most beautiful name he's ever heard; he then begs Ana to run away with him, and they can forget any of this ever happened. Before Anastasia can reply, three of the King's guards enter, and one exclaims, "Intruder, halt!" As the guards go for Will, he tells Ana to meet him at the wagon at dawn as it's not too late to make things right. He jumps back over the balcony just as a guard arrives. "Are you alright?" he asks, to which Ana replies "yes," and thanks him for coming so quickly. She then walks back inside.