[They continue on unimpeded, this is a time where locals are perfectly happy to not get approached by strangers.]

I see.

[So they're not that close, but because of how Deep In The Sauce Amos is, which Ciel actually is not, he feels responsible for failing to make that snag. Selfishly, for a split second, she almost envies his simplistic black-and-white view of their situation.

Almost.]

I heard he killed a guard, and he's being difficult in his confinement. He also futilely tried attacking the Regent during the address. I don't think someone like that would willingly come to us at this point, you shouldn't blame yourself either. Like we've talked about before, some ideological differences are just irreconcilable, so there's no use dwelling over them.

[Yes, this will be a two-stop trip, and she's setting the stage for what's coming up next.]