"Wait a moment. She? You know it's a woman?" Elizabeth had spoken as though she assumed a female was behind the entire mystery. Was there some piece of evidence the boy had overlooked?

Elizabeth nodded as though the answer was so very simple.

"Of course. The letter we received from Lady Karnstein stated it was a woman, and..." She slowly looked away as though shame took her.

"And I saw her. I saw the murderer right before she left."

Ciel approached the new information anxiously.

"You saw her, Elizabeth? You saw Carmilla?" Why hadn't she spoken sooner? With this information, he might even be able to solve the case.

Lady Midford nodded.

"Yes, I did. I was walking through the Viscount's manor when I saw a door that someone had left slightly ajar. When I looked inside I saw a couple. I thought they had just strayed from the party to be by themselves, but as I was glancing away, I caught an image of them in the moonlight. I realized it was two women, and I gasped. I suppose one heard me, as she dropped the other woman before jumping from the window just behind them. I could only see her curved body as it fell from the window, but I know it was a woman.

"I ran to the window after realizing what had happened, but I saw no one. It was only then did I realize all of the blood, and the other woman. She was already bleeding so much that the only thing I could do was scream. I held her neck like Madam Red told us to do, but it didn't work... All I could do was..." Any cheerfulness had disappeared in the girl's recollection. It was only now that Ciel felt guilty for letting the girl continue on the case. This was the exact thing he had wanted to avoid.

Despite what she had said, a sudden smile dawned onto Elizabeth. She clapped her hands together.

"So that's why we're going to catch this person. We have to make sure nothing like this happens ever again!"

These words only deepened the scowl on Ciel's face.

So naïve and childish. She assumes that this is the only case of such atrocious acts? If you eliminate only the crime that you can see, can it truly be called a free world? Other much horrible people are out there.

The ones who killed my parents are no exception. They could be committing the same disrespecting acts without my knowledge, but do I proclaim them as 'good'? No. There is evil everywhere on this earth, and I very well doubt a day will come when a person like Elizabeth will be able to walk the streets, clear of mind.

Ciel watched from his desk as the young mistress approached Sebastian with a smile. She laughed, chatting aimlessly as usual.

But I suppose that is knowledge she is better off not knowing.