Who laughs last?

—Mira

Master... I tried to say the word around the tube down my throat that fed me blood, and all that escaped was a squeaky mockery.

Master, I missed you. Master, you still wear your crown. Master, the fairies love you, and they sang about you too.

Sebastian helped him walk towards me, and I realized my Master was in a bad kind of shape. The smoke of Depravity boiled so that it appeared as if he had black froth instead of blood beneath his skin.

It was like clouds threatening to dominate the entirety of his presence, so near to the surface that I could taste it even with the feeding tube. "Little one," Master said softly.

I whimpered, having missed him so terribly. He flinched and grimaced with the desire the sight of me gave him.