[ He watches, or perhaps more accurately, feels her reaction, and his own mind follows a quick train of thought. It's not nearly as frenzied as her own must be, but he's trying to gauge her reaction, and he ends up coming to the correct conclusion, though only by chance. He can guess that two years time is so great to a human that this must seem a great amount to lose—if he had truly lost it. That part is hard for him to reconcile, because he can think of no gap where anything like an absence would be possible. He's Ciel's butler, but more importantly, he's Ciel's demon. The demands he placed on him were constant, as a result.
So Sebastian waits, at least for now. He starts to carry her in a direction, though it does amount to an essentially random one. He has a certain methodology that he's been following as he navigates, but it's simplistic. He's not sure a more complicated method of "solving" a maze would even be helpful.
Though it's not long before he feels that perhaps he should comfort her. It's of course not out of any emotional sense, as he's not capable of it, but it feels like the expected thing to do. ]
I apologize, Miss Sullivan. If I could tell you better news...
[ He trails off, seemingly uncertain, though that's to leave the rest to her imagination. There's no more he can truly say. ]
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So Sebastian waits, at least for now. He starts to carry her in a direction, though it does amount to an essentially random one. He has a certain methodology that he's been following as he navigates, but it's simplistic. He's not sure a more complicated method of "solving" a maze would even be helpful.
Though it's not long before he feels that perhaps he should comfort her. It's of course not out of any emotional sense, as he's not capable of it, but it feels like the expected thing to do. ]
I apologize, Miss Sullivan. If I could tell you better news...
[ He trails off, seemingly uncertain, though that's to leave the rest to her imagination. There's no more he can truly say. ]
Is it quite a disappointing answer?