（ her smile remains placid, no danger yet lurks in her dark eyes. whatever it is he thinks he knows of her, his estimations will fall millennia short. kenpachi yachiru has been dead longer than this boy has been alive. ）

It's truly incredible to behold the agility of a mind that has come to such conclusions.

（ she rises, then. the basket is abandoned. what does it matter? it is more an illusion than what he speaks of with such eloquence. is this why captain tōsen chose to follow him? pretty, empty words? a dissection of all the unjust things in the universe? ）

And please, I would hate to think you've lost all your manners. It's Captain to you, upstart.