The Devil's Mate

His Butler, Training

   Angela comes running down to the cellar and sees that Barrymore isn't in the cell.

   "Where is Lord Barrymore?" She asks worried and frightened.

   A loud knock is heard at the door, and everyone runs upstairs to answer it. As soon as everyone gets upstairs, a man comes into the manor and falls to the ground, out of breath.

   "T-the great demon hound." The man says.

   "Demon hound?" Ciel asks confused. The man leads everyone to the villagers on their knees and chanting their demon hound song.

   "What's going on?" (Y/n) asks.

   Lightning strikes and everyone sees a dead Lord Barrymore with his arms gone. May-Rin, Finny, and Bard all scream at the horrid sight. Ciel looks up at his maid and butler, and they both walk over to the body.

   Sebastian lifts what's left of the dead man's arm, and (y/n) looks at it confused. She looks down at her mate, and she instantly knows what he's thinking.

   "You don't think..." She trails off.

   "I'm not sure, it's possible though." He tells her.

   The villagers cry out to the demon hound for forgiveness, as Angela faints from seeing her dead master.

   "Angela!" Finny calls out worried as he lifts her up.

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   "It's a shame, young master, after you'd already declared that the case was closed." Sebastian says with a smirk.

   "Shut up." Ciel says irritated.

   "Where's Angela?" (Y/n) asks the three servants.

   "I put her to bed for now but she seems very tired, yes." Mey-Rin says.

   "It's too painful to watch." Bard says after her.

   "This village was completely isolated from the rest of society out of fear of the demon hound's curse..." Ciel starts. "I thought we established that the hound was faked by Lord Henry so he could rule here. But now Lord Henry has..."

   "Are you sure those bite wounds really weren't from the demon hound like the villagers say?" Bard asks the young lord.

   "Maybe he's mad at being blamed for Lord Henry's bad deeds!" Mey-Rin suggests.

   "Well, I think we can say for sure that no human did this." (Y/n) says.

   "What's that supposed to mean?" Bard asks her.

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   Ciel stares down at his maid as she dresses him in his night clothes for the night.

   "Is something the matter?" She asks him.

   "The way you phrased it earlier. 'No human did this.' That red headed reaper had better not show up again." He says.

   "I am quite impressed by the sharpness of your learning curve." (Y/n) says with a soft smile.

   "There is no need to worry. Mey-Rin's idea was not wholly incorrect." Sebastian tells him. "It was Lord Henry the hound was after. I imagine there isn't anyone else who would fall victim to it."

   "That doesn't mean I can just leave it alone." Ciel objects.

   "Is that your beautiful loyalty to your Queen?" Sebastian says slightly teasing him.