"Holiday, holiday! We're going on a holiday! Holiday, holiday, we're going on a holiday!" The servants of Phantomhive sang as they all rode down a long stretch of road with nothing but mountains and grasslands as far as the eye can see. After the Madam Red's funeral, Ciel had received another message from the Queen. Mei didn't hear much, expect the servants told her that they're going to stay at the Queen's resort.
It sounded fun, but Mei held some suspicion that wasn't the case. After all, even if that was true the weather was slowly getting cold. So now, here they were. Riding in separate, open-air carriages to this...resort. Mei looked up from her book and glanced at the servants. At least they're happy about it. "This is so exciting, I can't believe it!" Finnian says with a cheerful smile.
"Spectacular! He's actually bringing us! We get to go on holiday at the queens own resort!" Mey-Rin said with so much enthusiasm as she cupped her cheeks. "It looks like the young master can be quite generous when the spirit moves him aye?" Baldroy asked his two companions, who both nodded happily.
Sebastian couldn't help but smile at the servants and told Ciel, "Do you hear how happy they are? They're very grateful to you. Such a kind young master." He recognise that annoying, teasing tone in his voice and Ciel resisted to roll his eyes at him. "I couldn't leave them there alone, I might come home to find the manor in shambles."
"Indeed." Sebastian says. Shortly there after, they reached the entrance to the "resort" and saw the towns' name. Which was slightly ominous. It was a near worn out sign that read "Welcome to Houndsworth" with a raven perched up on it and spiked dog collar with an attached chain just hanging off of it. "It seems we've arrived at the village everyone." Sebastian tells everyone as they made a quick stop. "Oh wow!" The three other servants jumped from their seats to see the village, only to be greeted by skulls on the ground and metal dog collars and various sharp weapons hanging from bare trees. The sight of it alone was enough for them to scream. "Ahhhhh!" Which they promptly did.
"Oh yes, I forgot to mention something: the resort that the queen is planning is yet to be constructed." Ciel informs them.
"Yes master." They said, rather disappointedly and were now a bit fear stricken. "Ho ho." Tanaka dryly laughed. Now to understand why they're really here for, let's rewind time a bit and go back to where Ciel first received a later from the Queen. Sebastian was with him delivering him his daily sweets when Ciel told him about it. "A Holiday young master, in this season?" Sebastian asked in confusion. Wasn't the weather getting a little cold for it? Ciel took a sip of his tea before answering him. "Yes indeed. Tell me, have you ever heard of a past-time known as bearbaiting?"
"The notion does sound entertaining, but I'm afraid I've not heard of it. Indulge me sir?" Sebastian asked, smiling. "A bear is chained to a fence, it is then surrounded by vicious dogs which slowly bite and kill it." Ciel explains to him. Sebastian's smile widens as he says, "That sounds like something, only a human would dream up." Still, he only expected humans to come up with something as gruesome as that. Sometimes, he believed that humans can be more vicious than demons.
"It was banned back in 1835 when the cruelty to animals act was instated, however there was still a loophole. The attack dogs that they used were not banned, so a new game developed." Ciel tells Sebastian. The demon butler went into some thinking and thought of an ideal replacement name they have come up with now since they weren't using bears anymore. "They used dogs to attack dogs. Let's see, would that be dogbaiting?" He asked.
"There's a village in which it's quite popular, known as Houndsworth. It is long been known for raising fierce hunting dogs. But they take it further." Because they can't use bears anymore, they turned against the very animals they've raised and trained since puppyhood to bite and kill each other in some sort of sick, twisted game for their own amusement. Thus begins they went over to this village under the pretext that she's looking a place to built the resort. "It breaks her majesty's heart. So we'll secure the village's land for a royal estate. A simple pretext to end the atrocities."
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The White Butterfly of Phantomhive
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