( sorry fingers slipped on a button it's like 2 in the morning here)
It was almost as if when Alice died no one needed him for anything.
So when he gets transported to wonderland he doesn't quite understand why they tell him that the only way to get out is to find himself, he was never lost. Or so he thought, he just might have to ask Time where or when he last truly was.
Time Keeper: a tale from wonderland