Chapter 13 - The Deal Gone Salty

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Ciel looked even more... Eternally frustrated than ever at me, as if he thought this to be my fault. Dismissing the notion, I heard voices as we crept through the forest.

I motioned to stop, and ducked behind a tree. I tried to button up my shirt, to stop it flailing.

As I looked, I saw two people; Elenore and a... Small girl? About fifteen? Younger than her, yet seeming to be in control of Ele. My fists glowed, and Ciel must have seen, because he took a step back. I don't get what I did to make him hate me... But turning back to them, we followed them back to a big house, where Ele was given a room. Ciel and I looked at each other, curious. It was then, we decided.

That night, at ten, we... I... Would bust her out, Ciel would take her back to town. I would then pretty much be left, but... He's not the kind you feel comfortable arguing with a lot.

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