In Black Butler, Vol. 18, Ciel Phantomhive and Sebastian were sent to Germany on the behest of Queen Victoria to investigate the death of people who fell victim to a rumored witch curse combined with the presence of a werewolf. Upon exploring the forest they and the Phantomhive household servants became the unwilling guests of Sullivan, a witch child and liege lord of Wolfs-Schlutch, a small village populated by women who were persecuted for being witches in their former homes.
Now in the forest, Sebastian entertains Sullivan by preparing wonderful meals and by sharing news of the world outside the forest. When the opportunity presents itself, Sebastian and Ciel leave the safety of the castle and head in the forest. They soon fall victim to the miasmic curse, which robs Ciel of his vision and disfigures both him and his devil servant. Sebastian is forced to seek Sullivan and reveal they went into the forest.
Using her witchcraft, Sullivan saves Ciel, but he is blinded, and in the process experiences a reliving of when he was a child and about to be sacrificed, before his binding with Sebastian. Refusing to have any adult, including Sebastian, help him, Ciel remains bed-ridden.
Meanwhile, Sebastian pursues his investigation of the mysterious forest...
The story continues in Black Butler, Vol. 20.
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