♚ {Text.}

[queens_guarddog]

Your senses are not playing tricks on you, Anatole. My parents, the illustrious Vincent and Rachel Phantomhive, have arrived. [He barely refrains from adding "I'm afraid" to that last sentence.]

I expect that they will be welcomed. Should any harm befall them, they are not the only ones you will be answering to. [Thinly veiled threat? Why yes.]

{Private to Vincent Phantomhive.}

I believe it is time we met in person. Are you prepared?

{/}

{Private to Rachel Phantomhive.}

...stay with father.

{/}

{Private to Sebastian Michaelis.}

Nothing has changed. Even with them here, I am still your Master. Additionally, they can never find out about our Contract.

{/}