An Army Gathering

The army had gathered near the Forest of Misconception. They had momentarily kept to the rule of running fast enough to stay in the same place, so the Generals decided to convene and discuss their plan of action.
The Pink-Lipped Harlequin is the first to speak:

'We should show her no mercy. Off with her head! The King's as well. The time has come to completely wipe out the Kingdom of Heart. No prisoners I say!'

The generals mumble and shift in their places, and then the hookah-smoking Caterpillar raises his voice, after taking the hookah out of his mouth and yawning once or twice:

'If we free her head from her body, she'll tumble around and she will not know which is which. A tyrant queen we do not need, but a chaotic queen is even worse.' And then the Caterpillar continues to puff away without speaking.

The Duchess, speaking for the other generals, as they had agreed at breakfast earlier, rises, sits down again, rises and makes sure she has everyone's attention:

'Gentlemen, gentlecreatures and other assorted things, this army's purpose is to abdicate her highness, The Queen of Hearts. Our goal is clear; to storm the Kingdom of Heart and force the Queen off her throne. For this, we need the White Rabbit to guide us through the Maze. Without his help, we are doomed to wander in the Maze for all eternity. I have summoned the White Rabbit, but he is late, so I suggest we wait. Patience, we should all learn some patience.'

The Duchess sits down again, rises, goes a bit to the left and sits down once more. The Generals all look at each other, and wait.

I turn my head towards the forest of misconception and faintly hear the cracking of a tree. I clutch my sword and wait for the ticking of a clock, the ticking of a clock, the ticking of a clock, until the army falls asleep.