[ He nods, and his expression at least softens to some degree, since attaining his title so young is something that he's quite proud of. It came with considerable work on his part, after all, so of course he would be proud of such an accomplishment. ]
I inherited the title at twelve, technically. After my father's passing, it fell to me to run our estate, so I made sure to be prepared to do so.
[ It's much simpler in his explanation than it truly was, since it was also a matter of the Queen needing her watchdog... Surely, she had probably thought it would be several years before the Phantomhives would return to their position as the evil nobleman, but Ciel had made sure to inherit the title in full.
He waves his hand dismissively all the same, at least not put out by Zara not recognizing his family's name, and more endeared that he addresses him properly. Though... His insistence does pique his curiosity again. ]
...What are they, by the way? I've never seen anything like them.
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I inherited the title at twelve, technically. After my father's passing, it fell to me to run our estate, so I made sure to be prepared to do so.
[ It's much simpler in his explanation than it truly was, since it was also a matter of the Queen needing her watchdog... Surely, she had probably thought it would be several years before the Phantomhives would return to their position as the evil nobleman, but Ciel had made sure to inherit the title in full.
He waves his hand dismissively all the same, at least not put out by Zara not recognizing his family's name, and more endeared that he addresses him properly. Though... His insistence does pique his curiosity again. ]
...What are they, by the way? I've never seen anything like them.