Inside the story
Meet King of Hearts
The King of Hearts is the mild, fussy monarch of Wonderland, serving beside the Queen as the court tries to maintain its authority. At the Knave’s trial, he acts as judge, quietly pardoning prisoners behind the Queen’s back while struggling to keep order.
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A small, elderly king with a short white beard, kindly anxious eyes and round spectacles perched low; he wears a golden crown over a curled white judge's wig and a crimson ermine-trimmed robe patterned with gold hearts, holding a tiny sceptre; timid posture.
