Welcome back to the madness and insanity that is the life of Y/N L/N. This book is the second in a series titled: The Queen's Lion in which young Y/N finds herself in the world of her favorite manga: Black Butler. It is necessary to read the first b...
TW: Mentions of gunshots, blood, Ciel's time with the cult, and branding/brandmarks
Key
Underline = Cinematic Record Narration (Bold or Italics indicates Sebastian or Y/N)
Bold = Sebastian's Cinematic Record
Italics = Y/N's Cinematic Record
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Snippets of the Earl's teal hair fluttered to the ground as Sebastian worked his way across the Earl's ragged head. "Ultimately, this morning's breakfast was foul once again," the Earl complained.
"I beg your pardon, sir. I am following the recipes word for word," Sebastian sighed. He really was trying, but the meals were still inadequate.
"Don't you taste what you prepare?" The Earl scoffed as hit butler continued to lightly clip away at his hair.
"My palette is different from that of humans, so...," Sebastian trailed off as he worked on a particularly stubborn knot. "If you instruct me on how my dishes offend your sense of taste, I shall work to make the necessary improvements."
"Anyhow," the Earl continued, "we have a great many things to do from today on. There are far too many things I don't know about us Phantomhives... Since the previous Earl passed away before he could teach me." The pause told the demon all he would need to know. The present Earl missed his father a great deal, but he would never admit to it. Sebastian could easily work with that.
"You must learn about the family, of course. But as head of this house, you must also acquire the knowledge and education that will allow you equal standing amongst the best of the adults. Polite society is full of evil spirits more disagreeable than even I," Sebastian warned his Master. "A child like you is their ideal prey, young Master. Languages, economics, marksmanship, riding, to name a few... There are mountains of things you must study. Last night I discovered that Governesses had previously been retained for you, so I shall interview and engage new-"
"No." The Earl cut off his butler, and not with a request, with a command. "I don't want to let anyone into the manor right now." His silence following that statement meant that was all the explanation Sebastian was going to receive from his new Master.
"While it may be presumptuous of me to ask, would you allow me to stand in for your governess?" Sebastian suggested with a quirk of his lips as he unclipped his Master's bangs.
"You?" The Earl repeated skeptically.
"One does not live as long as I have to gain only years," Sebastian smirked. "Now face forward." The demon twisted his Master's head so he looked straight forward. Then the demon retrieved a white eyepatch from his cart of supplies. "But I am quite strict, I shall have you know."
