Chapter Four

It wasn't long until Sebastian returned, following a mature young child. Well, he only looked mature. He was certainly well dressed and looked… older. Yet, he couldn't be older then twelve. He wore an eye patch, and didn't smile.

"This is Esther?"

The young one asked.

"Yes master, this is Esther"

Sebastian smiled.

The young nodded slightly. "Alright, go make us some tea, Sebastian."

He bowed. "Yes, my lord."

He left, and the young kid sat down across from me at the head of the table. He looked me straight in the eyes, there was such a strong sense of maturity in them that greatly surpassed my own. It was almost intimidating.

"So, you're the one behind all the murders that's stirred up London."

He stated matter-of-factly.

"Are you going to kill me for my actions?"

I inquired wearily.

I knew it. They really were going to kill me. All the people I've killed in cold blood… has come back to haunt me.

"I was going to until I discovered something quite odd about you."

He smirked.

"Odd, sir?"

I asked.

I wasn't even sure why I called him sir or why I was even playing his games. Maybe I was trying to stall my inevitable death. Maybe I was trying to wait to see Sebastian again. To figure him out.

"You have a demon following you. He's been doing it for a while, obsessively it seems. So I sent Sebastian to fetch you for questioning."

He stated.

I flinched. He was blunt, and talked about a stalking demon so casually. He had to be lying. Demons weren't real. Maybe it was his "child's imagination." Maybe he was religious? I didn't know.

"A demon? Following me?"

I asked hesitantly.

"Yes. I assumed you were aware of this"

He stated.

"No, I wasn't even aware that demons were real, much less know what one wants with me"

"Oh, they are. We call upon them when our lives are in peril, and we have yet to get our revenge. We call upon a demon to help us retrieve revenge, in return of our souls."

"You seem to know a lot about it…"

"I'm a noble, I hear a lot of things."

I went quiet. It was such a simple explanation, but why did it seem much more than that? I didn't have long to dwell on the thought, because Sebastian walked in pushing an expensive-looking cart with expensive-looking china and tea. It was obvious this kid was a noble, but how did he become one so young? I'm guessing it had to do with the haunted look in his eye.

"I've brought tea, my Lord. Today's specialty is an Irish tea leaf that was plucked in the peak of night, giving it a strong sweet taste. I hope it is to your liking"

He smiled, pouring the kid a glass of tea.

It was steaming, obviously just made, and the kid drinks it as if it was nothing! I felt a bit more intimidated. Sebastian poured my glass, but there was absolutely no way I was going to drink it until it cooled off.

"Sebastian, fetch the servants. We need to tell Esther what's going to happen."

The kid ordered, waving Sebastian off.

It angered me slightly how the kid held such little regard for Sebastian's feelings, but it didn't seem to faze him at all. He just did it, almost mindlessly. Instantly, as if he was an emotionless drone built just to serve that child. I watched him push the cart out, and close the door, presumably to fetch the other servants, and I felt sad. How many more people were forced to serve this kid?

"For now, you will stay here and Sebastian will keep lookout for this demon. You need to be under cover so my guests won't think I'm harboring a fugitive or soliciting prostitutes. You will dress as a maid and pretend to work for me until this is solved. I have strict orders from the queen to get rid of this killer, and seeing as you are the killer, I could just eliminate you. Instead, I feel like it isn't you who is doing it, but this demon."

He explained.

I could only stare at him in shock. Was he serious?! I was being forced to come work as a slave while he supposedly tried to catch a monster that may not even exist?! Where was my say in this? I was not going to sit here and let him do this to me!

Sebastian walked in, followed by three people who I assumed was the servants. It confused me, surely he had more than three servants for this whole mansion! There was a woman in a maids dress and broken glasses, a young boy with a straw hat hanging off his back, and an older man dressed as a chef and a cigarette in his mouth. The woman and young boy looked excited for some reason, and the older man seemed nonchalant. I looked at Sebastian, and he smiled and made his way over to the kid. I was about to be forced to work with these strangers, or possibly get killed if I refused.

This was NOT what I had in mind when I went out tonight.