"We need to get inside."

Lily and Sebastian were hiding in the bushes near the Dellmore manor. The young woman looked around, but could not see much since it was dark. "I don't know how we can, however. The manor is guarded, and I can barely see a thing."

"Let me take care of that, my lady. Wait here."

As Sebastian got up to go toward the house, Lily grabbed his sleeve. He looked at her and asked, "What is it, my lady?"

Lily stood up and replied, "I want one thing before we go inside. I want a kiss. It means nothing to you, but it means everything to me. It will give me strength."

"If you wish."

Sebastian gave her a kiss on the lips. Then, Lily nodded, and he went toward the entrance. She watched as he killed the guards effortlessly. Then, he came back and extended his arm to her, offering to help her stand. As she accepted, she said, "What will we do, now? We can't just go through the front door."

"Of course not, my lady. We shall be like cat burglars and silently enter, and our prize is the confrontation you so richly deserve."

Sebastian picked Lily up and quietly jumped up onto the roof, going from spot to spot until he opened a window and carried her inside.

Lily looked around. "Where are we g-"

Sebastian immediately placed a hand over Lily's mouth and put her against a corner. Immediately, they saw a servant walk across the hall, who didn't see them.

When the servant was out of sight, Lily whispered, "Hopefully we find Walter before we find anyone else. I don't want innocent people getting hurt."

"If they do, it can't be helped. Besides, we do not know how innocent any of them are. Perhaps they know Lord Walter meant you harm. Enough talking; we must move forward."

Silently, they searched for Walter and discovered that he was in the living room, reading. Lily's heart pounded with rage as she watched him, he who had caused so much heartache and destruction. She started to go down the stairs when Sebastian held her back. Lily stared at him and whispered, "Let me go."

Sebastian did as he was told, and Lily made her way down the stairs. Facing Walter, she boomed, "Walter Dellmore, you vile snake!"

Walter put his book down and immediately looked to her. He stood up, quickly. "Lillith, what are you doing here? You are too ill to be out of the hospital."

"I am here to get my revenge. You had my aunt and uncle killed by an angel, and the angel tried numerous times to kill me. And the place you sent me to was not a hospital; it was an asylum!"

"Lily, darling-" Walter said, walking toward her.

"One step closer, and I will end you. Thrine told us that you and he agreed to help each other." Then, Lily's eyes filled with tears. "Why, Walter? Why did you do this to me?!"

Walter looked at her and frowned. "You, Lillith Athelward, are a stubborn, disobedient, rude, rebellious, unkempt, unladylike, hopeless waste of a human being. I have been ashamed to be your fiance. But you are wealthy, and all of your closest family are gone. Since I am your betrothed, I would be next in line to receive the Athelward fortune."

Lily stood, horrified, and her face became pale. "This….This was about money? All of this suffering was over money?"

"Of course, and the fact that being rid of you would have lifted a burden off my shoulders. You are quite unfit for this world, Lillith."

"You are a cold-hearted monster, worse than the worst criminal."

"Ah, that is the key to survival, though. Doing whatever is necessary to get through life and come out ahead. Empathy only holds one back, and it is one of your many downfalls. No matter. This is a perfect time for you to die. I'll just tell the authorities that you escaped from the asylum and I killed you in self-defense."

Sebastian appeared out of the shadows. "That scenario will not happen. I will not let you murder her."

Seeing the butler, Walter scowled. "You! I should have known you had a hand in this. You always do. You're always sticking your nose where it doesn't belong."

"Everything concerning my mistress concerns me. I'm afraid we can't let you leave this manor alive."

"We'll see about that. Guards!"

When no one came, Sebastian said, "Ah, yes, I took the liberty of disposing of your guards and servants. After all, we can't have anyone getting in the way."

"You murdered everyone?!" shouted Walter. "Impossible! No one man is capable of that!"

"Well, you see, I am simply one hell of a butler." Sebastian's eyes became red.

Walter cowered. "You…You are a demon!"

"Yes, and it is my duty to protect Lady Lillith at all costs. That is part of our contract."

Looking at Lily, horrified, the young man yelled, "You made a deal with a demon?! You heratic! You are a child of the Devil!"

Calmly, Lily replied, "The evilest demon is more righteous than you."

Walter grabbed a handgun and pointed it at Lily. "I will kill you both! I will get my money and rid myself of you! Then I will live my life in peace!" He fired.

Sebastian quickly grabbed the bullets before they could hit Lily, and the young woman took a knife she had been hiding in her clothes and threw it at Walter. It stabbed him right in the heart, and he fell to the floor.

Lily walked to Walter and looked down at him. Walter weakly asked, "How?…"

"I know much more about fighting than you think I did. Now the world will be rid of a true monster."

Walter said nothing, and his eyes rolled back. He was dead.

Sebastian walked to Lily. Without looking at him, she said, "It's all over."

"Yes, my lady. He will not harm you anymore."

Lily glared at Walter's corpse, then spat at it. Sebastian looked surprised. "My lady, it is unlike you to make such a gesture."

"He deserves nothing better. Anyway, we cannot stay here. Sebastian, make this look like a suicide."

The butler bowed. "Yes, my lady."

Suddenly, Walter's cinematic record came out of his body. They saw scenes in his life, including the ones where he interacted with Thrine.

"Ooo, what a gruesome scene!" A familiar voice behind them said. Grell stood by Sebastian and flirted. "Oh, Bassy, you are quite the artist! Why, you painted the whole place red! How talented you are!"

Unamused, Sebastian said, "Get on with it; do your job."

"Rush, rush, rush! Must you always be in a hurry? Why can't we savor our moments together?"

Lily slapped Grell across the face. Grell put his hand on his cheek and said, insulted, "You brat! You're too young for him!"

"Reap Walter's damn soul!" Lily yelled. "We need to get out of here as soon as possible, and you're dawdling!"

"And I would prefer not to see William again," Sebastian added. "Get on with it."

"Fine. Fine." Grell used his scythe and reaped Walter's soul. He sighed. "Why must you be so cruel to me, Bassy? I do nothing but show my love for you, yet you scorn me."

"You must learn to tame that…wild heart of yours. It is so unbecoming and pathetic." Sebastian picked Lily up. "Got to run."

Before Grell could say anything more, Sebastian and Lily disappeared into the night.

"Mistress, the police will be looking for you. It would be wise to not return to the manor presently."

"But it is my home, Sebastian. All of my things are there. And what of Finnian, Baldroy, and Mey-Rin?"

"They believe you are dead. We must flee London before you are captured again, and we cannot let it be known that you are still alive."

Lily's stated through her tears, "I suppose. But where will we go? Wait." Her expression changed. "What if my parents were kidnapped and were taken away on one of Father's ships? Since they were his own, people would not suspect that anything was amiss. Sebastian, may you look at the records and see if any of them left around the date of their disappearance?"

"Of course, my lady," Sebastian said, bowing. He left and returned shortly with a few papers, which Lily looked over.

"Aha! Look at this! A ship left the day after they disappeared! Isn't it possible that Mother and Father were on it?"

"Yes."

"It says that India was its destination." She looked at Sebastian and spoke, softly. "That is where we must go."

Sebastian bowed. "I will follow you to the ends of the Earth, my lady. Wherever you go, I will be."

Lily nodded. "Thank you, Sebastian." She hugged him and sobbed, and the butler waited until she was through. "I needed to release my tension and sorrow."

"You humans are such fragile creatures. Anyway, we must move forward. We need to board a ship to India."

"Yes, we always must move forward," Lily spoke, quietly.

Sebastian looked at her, thoughtfully, but said nothing.