Trembling, she barely hears his words. She cares not for them, for the intonation he offers and effects, for the syllables he speaks. The words don’t matter much at all. Just his voice -- just his form before her is enough. Some small part of her thanks mother for the training she had forced upon her so young, for she is certain that without it her trembling would have her collapsed before him. She is nearly there now.
And he calls himself a monster, and she nearly laughs; the sentiment merely escapes in a fresh batch of tears. As though he thinks her ignorant! She had played her role too well; ignorant and innocent, with no knowledge of the things he had done, the people he killed and hurt, of cruel Queens and crueler Watchdogs. As though she is not monstrous, terrible, DISGUSTING, too! But the role will not serve her, now; she throws ignorance to the wind and shakes her head frantically, small pale hands holding tightly to his shoulders as though she is certain he’ll run from her. And while she cannot begin to grasp the true meaning of monster, not as he uses it, she knows without a doubt that she would love him all the same.
“C - Ciel -- !” It’s still hard to speak through her tears. “I know
you’re a m - monster. I knew before, wh - when -- God, I always
knew! I don’t care!” She will love him in any form, after all.