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“As silly as it sounds I only wanted to see who was living in such a big house!”

Big. Big was a bit of an understatement. This house, from the outside, was more of a castle than a manor or estate. So big…She couldn’t imagine the kinds of rooms they held in here, though, she supposed she would have to get used to so many rooms and not a thing to put inside of them.

“Are you the only member of your family that lives here?”

The young earl lifted a brow at her reasoning. Curiosity is what killed the cat, but Ciel shrugged it off nodded in response to her next question. “Yes, I am.”

It was no real secret that his mother and father perished along with his original home two years ago. If one truly wanted to know, they could just ask around. The nobles in this area knew very well of the Earl Phantomhive. There was no point in lying. “Did you come all by yourself?” he inquired, then gripped the handle of his tea and lifted it to his lips.