She mentally cursed herself for seemingly prying into his matters.

One: She had forgotten about heading back home, due to being so enthralled in the conversation she was carrying on with this man.

Two: A sinking feeling washed over her due to something he had said. The next question that came out of her mouth, she prayed she would be wrong.

"Didn't you say there was an uproar due to the murder of my sister?" She kept her voice composed, but nervousness rushed through her mind now.

Damn it! How'd this spread to the Soul Society so quickly?! She had believed that the incident was solely between the family members. But thanks to someone who knew, the search for the noble was now covered too much. Sooner or later, Tora was going to find out something was up. A bead of small sweat ran down her forehead, but she shook it off and retained her stoic composure.

"Promise me one thing." She said solemnly, looking with narrowed eyes at him.