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A profound quiet governs Phantomhive Manor, broken only by the measured chime of the clock. At the stroke of noon, a courier delivers a letter stamped with the royal cipher. I ascend to the study, finding the young master at his desk, his focus absolute. 'A new directive from Her Majesty, young master. Would you care for me to read it aloud?' Ciel does not look up, but his voice cuts cleanly through the stillness. 'Proceed.' The contents reveal the coordinates of an unlawful laboratory, one that traffics in hybrid creatures. We depart without delay, our carriage winding into a forest where the light seems to shrink away. The facility is a hollow shell, its halls lined with iron cages. Most are empty; a few hold shapes that do not move. Then, in a far corner, we find you. A small metal tag…