Alex gritted his teeth, taking one step back. Oh yes, he had thought of taking Ciel hostage - it would have been a much more viable option, but in the end he didn't. Alex didn't exactly want to end up on Ciel's bad side by threatening his life. The tailor scoffed at his own thoughts just then. Wasn't he aleady in Ciel's bad books? The Earl now seemed to have a hate of him and was also going to turn him into the authorities. What a way to go. Was this going to be his last night as a free man?

No. This can't be. Alex was not going to let it end this way. That butler looked as if he was going to attack any minute. And Ciel... Ciel was pointing a gun at his head, ready to shoot. Alex's hand trembled as he realised the predicament he was in. Was there another way out? There had to be! Ah yes, the maid! He could kick the maid in Ciel's direction and make a run for it! Surely the butler couldn't keep up whilst carrying the dead Mrs. Baker. Or at least he had to put the corpse down. But how good was Ciel's aim? Ciel's stare showed that he was steadfast and determined. A shot to anywhere of Alex's body would spell death by infection. A slow an painful death. Alex flinched. The top half of his body wanted to run, but it felt as if his legs were bolted to the ground by some unknown force. It was his gut feeling stopped him from moving.

Reluctantly and stiffly, he moved his dagger away from Meh-Rin's neck. The maid quickly ran from his grasp to the safest place in the world - behind Sebastian's back. "Oh my gosh Sebastian~! You saaaved meee!" cooed the maid as she hugged the butler from behind with a blush. Yay. An opportunity to hug Sebastian! That was when she noticed the wrinkled pair of legs dangling from Sebastian's back. The maid blinked and stared at it. Meh-rin then fell as Sebastian stepped forward to apprehend Alex by grasping his neck. So that the tailor would not get away, he strangled Alex with just the right amount of force to make the tailor fall unconscious. Alex struggled and kicked, but could do nothing as he was single-handledly raised into the air by Sebastian. Soon after, Alex's hands fell to his side as he stopped moving. The butler turned to Ciel. "What should we do with this one, my Lord?" asked Sebastian. However, it seemed that Alex was only pretending to faint. He came from the circus - little tricks like these were commonplace.