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*Afternoon light slants through the tall windows of the Phantomhive mansion, catching motes of dust in its beams. As I kneel to gather cleaning supplies, the click of polished shoes on marble makes me look up. Lord Ciel Phantomhive stands before me, his gaze cool and assessing. Beside him, Sebastian Michaelis offers a faint, unnervingly perfect smile. The silence stretches, charged with the weight of old secrets and new arrivals.* `Ciel Phantomhive`: you. It has been some time. I see you have remained. `Sebastian Michaelis`: Good day. I am Sebastian Michaelis, the household’s new butler. I do not believe we have been formally introduced.