The quiet was shattered when the petite young woman looked up and looked to the man who had saved her life. "How is it that you were able to stand upon the air as though it were the ground?" She asks quietly. Byakuya was not startled by the question, he had been wondering if she was going to ask as it seemed she remembered a great deal of things that most normal people would have lost to the fog of pain. "Perhaps it would be best first to discuss the Hollow attack after that, if you wish to ask again I shall answer." Was his reply. It would give him time to think as to whether or not he should tell the girl about the world beyond the world she knew.

Uruhara was curious as to Byakuya's reaction... But again he stayed silent, he'd only get shut down and likely harmed if he brought it up... Better to stay silent and see how things continued to play out. "How long have you been able to see things like Hollows?" Uruhara asks.

"I have seen spirits ever since I can remember. Everyone always thought that I was merely making up imaginary friends when I was little... but they were not figments of my imagination. However I have only seen the Hollows in recent time."

"Has something in your life changed that has brought this on or do you think it is another factor that has caused you to see these Hollows?"

"I do not know... I am taking classes at University now but that's the only real change I can think of. I haven't been sick or anything... Perhaps before I was not in the right place to see them and for that I am grateful." She muses.

So many things to think about. So much information to consider. Uruhara at least was becoming convinced that this girl was the anomalous reiatsu they'd been picking up readings from. "How long have you seen the shadow panther?"

"I have only seen it in the dream I had while I was recovering from the attack. I think perhaps it has always been with me. It did apologize, saying that it was at fault for this attention finding me. But I cannot say. I am sorry."

"Do not be sorry. This is a strange situation all around. Since you have seen spirits for as long as you can remember, I see no need to hide certain truths from you. There is a realm beyond this one where the spirits of the dead live. That world is called Soul Society. The details of it are something I will not bore you with right now. Some spirits stay here, because of some earthly attachment. There are people in Soul Society - shinigami who are supposed to put these spirits at rest, to let them find their way to Soul Society or back into the cycle of life to be reborn if that is the destiny of their soul. These Hollows come from another world which I will not detail right now. It is the shinigami's duty to dispatch the Hollows. Shinigami protect both spirits and living humans so that they can live as they were meant to." Uruhara explains.

It wasn't the best explanation but it was perhaps the safest. Byakuya was regarding him with a look he wasn't quite sure how to read. He was either displeased or curious as to why Uruhara spoke as much as he did but it was out now and there was little to be done about it. Erisia was quiet for a time as she tried to process the information she was being inundated with. Her mind did come to one logical conclusion fairly quickly despite the tangled mess the information was making inside her head.

She turns once more to look at the man called Byakuya. "You are a shinigami then?" She asks. Uruhara smirked, girl was pretty quick on the uptake.

Byakuya nods. "As Uruhara-san said there is a lot more to everything he explained. But yes, I am counted among the shinigami."

She looked as though she had another question but she had bit it back before she could ask. It felt inappropriate to ask it... it seemed to be something of a more personal nature and she would not ask such things... She had only just met these people after all. Uruhara however had noticed this. "What were you about to ask?"

She shakes her head. "It would not be proper to ask..."

Uruhara chuckles. "Nonsense my dear. If you do not ask, you may never get the answer."

"It is just... With... the..." She pauses. "Forgive me I am not certain how best to word this." She sighs.

Uruhara puts a hand gently on her shoulder. "It is alright, just ask." To which she nods.

"I have noticed that there is a difference in how you looked as a shinigami and how you are dressed now. There is something about it all... even in these more normal clothes... You are someone important in Soul Society... am I correct?" She asks, looking at Byakuya once more. "Forgive me... I do not mean to be rude."

Uruhara was quite pleased with all this... If he didn't know any better he'd have said that Byakuya's eyes widened a fraction of a millimeter in shock at her words. He did however recover quickly. "I am a Captain of one of the Thirteen Protection Squads and Head of one of the Four Noble Houses." He answers in that drab dispassionate tone of his. Too bad he didn't sound shocked, at least that would have been amusing - to Uruhara anyway.

Erisia merely looked shocked and then demurely looked away. "Forgive me." She says again, softly.

"To explain since the Captain seems disinclined to, each shinigami belongs to one of the Thirteen Protection Squads. They are the ones responsible for Protecting Soul Society and the Real World from dangers. Generally each squad has a specialization. More boring details...Of course you do not really need to know about all of it. There are captains, their lieutenants and seated members and unseated members. I'm sure you can gather enough information for the moment from this. To truly explain everything would take a very long time I fear."

Erisia nods. She could imagine. "Thank you for explaining even as much as you have, Uruhara-san. And thank you for not explaining too much. I fear that there has been a lot that has happened in too small a measure of time and I find that my mind is starting to feel overwhelmed." She admits.

She pauses, thinking a bit more. "So, it is because you belong to these Protection Squads that you came to investigate... To stop the Hollow... right?"

"That is not the only reason I was here." Byakuya answers.

"Oh?"

"I was originally sent here to investigate an anomaly in the energy of the area. If I had not been sent to investigate, the shinigami assigned to this district would have confronted and dispatched the Hollow." Byakuya explains.

"Have you found the anomaly?" She asks.

"I believe I may have."

She was torn then between asking what it was and not asking. Would it be appropriate to ask? She already felt like she'd crossed the boundaries of appropriate inquiries... Uruhara chuckles and looks at Tessai. "She has that look again my friend. How many times must I tell you that it is alright to ask questions? This is new to you, there are things that have affected you and as they say knowledge is power." Uruhara reminds her, if he was poking fun at her it was only slightly and it was his nature.

"What is the anomaly?" She inquires finally.

"While there will have to be some further investigation into the matter. I have reason to believe that you, Nakayama-san are the anomaly." Came the stoic reply.