Even with one eye, Ciel could see that reaction. And he didn't blame the other man in the slightest. If he'd been told these same things when he had arrived, he'd be tense as well.

"As far as I'm aware, no. Not yet. Undoubtedly there are people working at it though, just as when we had amnesia." Out of habit, he presented this very matter-of-factly but felt the slightest bit guilty.

"Perhaps, since you've arrived after it all started, you may be spared."