Snow crunched under their heavily padded boots as the two made their way down the cobblestone path towards the apartment building, not a single word was spoken to each other ever since they started moving. The sound of their footsteps and heavy breathing were all that kept the air between them from falling completely into silence. They did not feel the need to talk. Investigation was all that mattered at the time being. When they finally reached the lamp post that was rooted in front of the bricked building, both raised their heads to look at the towering building. Ciel snorted at the news report he recalled reading two days after he received the Queen's letter regarding the case. It was ridiculous how the residents could give up their homes so easily. The dark windows and the stillness

