Ciel was at a party he very much did not want to attend, but of course, he had to attend. As "the queen's guard dog", he had to investigate any threat to the crown, and that included the possibility of someone attacking a ballroom full of aristocrats. So, here he was, sebastian at his side, mingling. Sebastian was much, much better at this than Ciel was, making light conversation, wooing ladies ultimately into leaving the pair alone. Meanwhile, sebastian could feel a presence. A presence he both knew and didn't know, the presence of a demon and...something mixed within. The likes of which he had never sensed before. He was on high alert, subtly searching for the source.