[As soon as the ring drops, Basil lets out an audible sigh of relief, as if it might be his ring he’s kept tense about. Ciel smooths out, and Basil slumps. The ordeal is over…!
[…Well, maybe? Basil won’t push, but he finds his now-free hands wringing back together. He glances quickly over his shoulder, to see if the merchant’s eavesdropping.]
I-it wasn’t, um… [Hushed, just in case;] your fault, that it went missing....
[With Basil’s head ducked between his shoulders, he’s about eye level with Ciel, if not slightly lower.]
o7
[As soon as the ring drops, Basil lets out an audible sigh of relief, as if it might be his ring he’s kept tense about. Ciel smooths out, and Basil slumps. The ordeal is over…!
[…Well, maybe? Basil won’t push, but he finds his now-free hands wringing back together. He glances quickly over his shoulder, to see if the merchant’s eavesdropping.]
I-it wasn’t, um… [Hushed, just in case;] your fault, that it went missing....
[With Basil’s head ducked between his shoulders, he’s about eye level with Ciel, if not slightly lower.]
M-maybe we can talk… somewhere else…?