1The power of the Executive Branch is vested in thePresident of the United States, who also acts as head of state and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces. ... Fifteen executive departments — each led by an appointed member of the President's Cabinet — carry out the day-to-day administration of the federal government
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The president of the United States
Answer: The white knight wants to protect Alice.
Explanation:
This is my answer because if you go back into the passage the white knight says " So you will, when you’ve crossed the next brook I’ll see you safe to the end of the wood and then I must go back, you know. That’s the end of my move." He is taking her to the end where he knows she is gonna be safe and then he is going to turn around and head back home once he knows she is safe.