Prologue-Pressing Rumors Indeed
"Young master, May I come in?" The tall, slender, demon butler asked with a knock on the heavy mahogany door. "We've received a rather urgent letter from the queen."
"Yes, Sebastian, you may enter," Ciel took a sip of his tea as he permitted his butler's entry. The young dark teal-haired Earl was sitting across from his bright-eyed fiancée.
"Oh, Hello, Sebastian!" Elizabeth chirped a salutation.
"Good afternoon, Lady Elizabeth," Sebastian greeted, giving a slight bow
before gracefully leaning to his master, handing him a crisp white envelope, sealed with the emblem of the Queen.
"What is this?" Ciel asked, examining the envelope. He frowned and began to open it with the letter opener that had been set on the table beside the armchair he sat in.
"It seems the Queen is in a bit of distress. Those nasty rumors floating amongst the townspeople about the capture of many of her servants and some of her guards are what I assume it is about." The butler relayed the information he had received from the messenger boy delivering the letter to his superior.
"The rumors?" The young earl questioned.
"Yes, the rumors about the underground group who is seizing figures in league with the government, Queen, or other important people with powerful positions in society."
Ciel listened, "Yes… Those rumors. So they're true then?" He began to read over the letter. It was exactly how Sebastian had said. That did seem to be the case.
"So it seems, young master."
"Ooohh, is that what you're going to investigate now, Ciel?" Lizzy asked.
"It appears that I will be. But, Lizzy, I do need to get started on investigating this case, so our visit has to be cut short. Do you mind? You're welcome to stay here as long as you like, but because the queen needs assistance as soon as possible, I'll need to be on my way to collect information."
"Alrighty Ciel! I don't mind at all! I think I'll stay here for a little while longer to play with your servants!" Lizzy squeaked, giving one of her sweet charming smiles, and watched her fiancée with her big blue eyes.
"Sebastian, have a carriage at the door and waiting while I escort Lizzy downstairs," the Phantomhive head ordered.
"Yes, my lord." The pale butler dressed in a black tailcoat turned and elegantly strode out of the room.
Ciel stood and reached his hand out to Lizzy and helped her up, leading her to the door and down the stairs. They reached the main hall where the two, broad, heavy doors awaited open. Ciel bid farewell to Elizabeth and informed the servants of his leave and her presence.
In an attempt to try out a sort of new style and genre, I have changed up the way I write a bit. I'm well aware of just how short the prologue is, and I want you to expect time gaps in between chapters. It may seem a bit choppy, but I will get better as the plot progresses. This story moves pretty quickly.