He had cleaned up after all his own challenges. That, after all, was the Nature of servants' challenges. They weren't spectacular like this. Didn't have any particular audience but one another. This is Different. This is the Tipping of Power.
And since the Only Time it ever Hurt to deal with a body, it had simply gotten Easier.
The work is over. The Rank is taken. The new Order of things is established as a blade glimmers beneath Red and a body begins to Spill. Blood leaves Stains. Blood means taking off white gloves and tugging on black ones while sweeping in on the New Seven and the Nothing he'll be leaving for disposal.
"...expect you'll be wanting to see to your own knife, Master Novak?"
If that's not how a Spade butler says 'Welcome Home,' what is?
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He had cleaned up after all his own challenges. That, after all, was the Nature of servants' challenges. They weren't spectacular like this. Didn't have any particular audience but one another. This is Different. This is the Tipping of Power.
And since the Only Time it ever Hurt to deal with a body, it had simply gotten Easier.
The work is over. The Rank is taken. The new Order of things is established as a blade glimmers beneath Red and a body begins to Spill. Blood leaves Stains. Blood means taking off white gloves and tugging on black ones while sweeping in on the New Seven and the Nothing he'll be leaving for disposal.
"...expect you'll be wanting to see to your own knife, Master Novak?"
If that's not how a Spade butler says 'Welcome Home,' what is?