though he may seem ignorant and unobservant at the best of times, the truth is that his senses are sharp. -sharp.- his powers of observation may normally be dulled and rendered ineffective, to a degree, going through the day to day by willful choice... but it didn't mean they did not exist. it's in times like these that every one of them comes back to wakefulness as if he hadn't stopped using them at all.
he waits until he's made it far enough from his two followers, leaving only the third, before ceasing the steady pace he'd been making deeper into the tunnel. he stands, stock still... he can pinpoint exactly where she is -- wouldn't have to look. and he doesn't.
she doesn't belong here. ...he can't go any further with her behind him, either. he doesn't want her here... he doesn't want to watch her be taken too-- can't. not again. not ever again. please don't follow, Ciel-- you were supposed to be safe, you--]
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though he may seem ignorant and unobservant at the best of times, the truth is that his senses are sharp. -sharp.- his powers of observation may normally be dulled and rendered ineffective, to a degree, going through the day to day by willful choice... but it didn't mean they did not exist. it's in times like these that every one of them comes back to wakefulness as if he hadn't stopped using them at all.
he waits until he's made it far enough from his two followers, leaving only the third, before ceasing the steady pace he'd been making deeper into the tunnel. he stands, stock still... he can pinpoint exactly where she is -- wouldn't have to look. and he doesn't.
she doesn't belong here. ...he can't go any further with her behind him, either. he doesn't want her here... he doesn't want to watch her be taken too-- can't. not again. not ever again. please don't follow, Ciel-- you were supposed to be safe, you--]
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