[Yes, he had come to that conclusion already as well, so that doesn't surprise him.]
For me to lose, or for you?
[Oh, he knows Ciel most likely means it's Sebastian and Meirin's team on the chopping block. But maybe he still hasn't entirely forgotten that back in their own world, Ciel had just ordered him to what was likely to be a painful and flashy false death. This is new fare for the young master. Usually he's ordered to succeed, not to fail or even to die.
He wraps the bandage over Ciel's other wrist, with such delicacy it almost seems like he cares. He looks his master in the eye for the first time in the entire conversation.]
Or perhaps both of us? If secrecy is also a priority?
[He can endure those blows a long time. Even the strongest human magic is still human magic, and quite weak on the larger scale. Each one feels like a slap on the wrist to him, if anything. He also knows Ciel likes to win. Giving up for the sake of secrecy has never exactly been his strong point. Everything, right down to Sebastian's very appearance in his life three years prior, hasn't exactly been inconspicuous.]
[In Person]
For me to lose, or for you?
[Oh, he knows Ciel most likely means it's Sebastian and Meirin's team on the chopping block. But maybe he still hasn't entirely forgotten that back in their own world, Ciel had just ordered him to what was likely to be a painful and flashy false death. This is new fare for the young master. Usually he's ordered to succeed, not to fail or even to die.
He wraps the bandage over Ciel's other wrist, with such delicacy it almost seems like he cares. He looks his master in the eye for the first time in the entire conversation.]
Or perhaps both of us? If secrecy is also a priority?
[He can endure those blows a long time. Even the strongest human magic is still human magic, and quite weak on the larger scale. Each one feels like a slap on the wrist to him, if anything. He also knows Ciel likes to win. Giving up for the sake of secrecy has never exactly been his strong point. Everything, right down to Sebastian's very appearance in his life three years prior, hasn't exactly been inconspicuous.]