"Well then, I hope you don't mind if I invite myself over to stay with you tonight."

As she reached out to take the glass, he mirrored the gesture to cover her hand with his.

"This is a setback," he said gently. "An inconvenience, nothing more. Ichimaru Gin showed his true colours before he died. The man despised Aizen Sousuke just as greatly as we did, there is nothing to suggest that he might try to do us harm and he is just as much a victim in the events here as we are."

His posture remained stiff as he let her hand free and his eyes hard.

"However, when one's hand is bitten by a fox, it would be a sure sign of stupidity to offer up the other without caution."