[Only quasi-adult? After all in his mind, Sebastian's just a butler on loan. A very conveniently placed butler who just so happens to be here when Ciel's all alone, with no familiar faces to refute his claims. Right.
He's briefly disappointed that his father's not here (would have made his life so much easier) but at least he's at home with Ciel's mother, safe.]
Were they? [Ciel's expression goes strange, a little darker than a happy child would normally sport, and an odd contrast to his demeanor from before. He's considering Sebastian now. After all, head butlers are seldom elevated from with out the current staff family, and at what point would Tanaka have said those words to Sebastian? He pinches the Phantomhive crest pin between his thumb and forefinger, holding it up and well out of Sebastian's reach, unaware that Sebastian can easily retrieve it at any point.] Is Tanaka dead then? Did you relieve him of this pin before or after he passed?