Alphonse and Steve are clearly different in how they behave; however, how are Alphonse and Steve similar?

B. alice is pretending there is a way through the glass when in reality that would not be physically possible therefore she has to pretend. but i think d is also possible because alice notices the glass is actually melting away which is also not possible either

If you look at the surrounding words, you can get a general basis of what another word for inviolate would be. i would say that it is pristine