The day quickly turned to evening and it was time for Byakuya to depart. He made his way through the gate. While he might have preferred to return to his own home, he instead made his way to the barracks of the first squad. He would report to the Captain Commander and go from there. It was likely that they would only manage to set up a time to have their meeting but it was also possible that the Captain Commander would want to talk right then... He politely acknowledged the greetings from various people he passed. He would also have to stop and see how his Lieutenant was faring... Hopefully the paperwork wasn't too far behind.

Things were not nearly so interesting in the real world. Uruhara had spoken with Tessai while the girl and Byakuya had been away. The little odd behaviors had been noted by both men. They joked about the anomaly not being the girl but being that Byakuya might under there somewhere still have the boy he'd once been even if the boy was well hidden. They discussed what to do about the situation and they discussed how strange it was that neither of them could get a proper reading of her reiatsu. It was curious indeed.

There were a few theories that Uruhara had about all of this. The easiest being his theory as to why they couldn't get a read on her. The shadow panther might be masking it somehow. Zanpakutos could have some interesting abilities. Of course they still weren't sure if that is what the shadow panther was but other options seemed too outlandish, for the time being at least. The hardest of his theories involved how this girl had come to be alive and possessed of an awakened zanpakuto spirit.

The validity of his theory would require more research however. Some of which could be done with the aid of a 'friend' who just happened to live in Karakura town. He checked the clock. Hmm the timing was not advantageous to secrecy if he called. A note instead then. He penned a quick missive and after sealing the envelope he had Ururu deliver it. The theorizing and researching said theories would have to wait a little while longer.

His thoughts returned to the girl that was now under his care. She was very different from the humans he was used to dealing with - which might be another reason that the 6th squad captain was reacting differently towards her... Enough of that particular line of thinking. When she had returned she offered to help out around the shop in exchange for staying here. She felt terrible about imposing. Uruhara had been hard pressed to keep from pointing out that it was really they who were imposing upon her. It was however, an unimportant battle and so he saved the effort it would have taken so that should a more important battle come forward he could use his energies there. He had accepted her offer and had given her small tasks to keep her busy.

The shop had been quiet after dinner and the departure of the cold captain of the 6th squad. Idly Uruhara wondered where his guest had wandered off to. The living area itself was empty and the door to the room she had been given was open enough that he could see that she was not therein. He made his way out the back to the area where there was a small porch. He kept quiet so as not to disturb or startle her. There she was, sitting with her back against one of the supports with a sketchbook in her lap. Consider his curiosity piqued then. he craned his neck to see what she was drawing.

He could not help the smirk that came. She was sketching what must have been the last thing she had seen before pain and the stress of being attacked had overwhelmed her. The image must have somehow burned itself into her mind, if the detail she was drawing it with was anything to go on. She had drawn the stoic Captain Kuchiki and somehow made it clear that he was standing upon the air as if it were the ground. His arm was outstretched, his hand directing the flow of fury that was the released form of Senbonzakura.

The sketch was surprisingly detailed for being naught but charcoal on paper. He observed her for a few moments more and decided to retreat before she realized he was there. Somehow, he had missed the black cat that had been sitting beside Erisia. The cat however, had not missed him. Once he was gone back into the house, the black cat moved and went around to an open window. It hopped up onto the sill and observed the 'master' of the house.

Uruhara noticed the cat there. "What do you want, Yoruichi?" He asks quietly.

"So she is staying?"

"For a couple of days until Byakuya returns from speaking with the Captain Commander."

"How is Byaku-bo doing?" The cat chuckles.

"Oh.. as frosty as ever.. sort of."

"What do you mean sort of?"

"He seems to respond to the girl. Not warmly but he almost carried on a conversation with her."

"Well she seems stricken by him at least in some way... Considering what she's currently drawing." Yoruichi muses.

"So you were out there were you? Playing cat to get some attention?"

"Best way to observe. No one thinks much of a cat lingering around."

"You are completely shameless, you know that?" Uruhara chuckles.

The cat seems to smirk. "I was not the only one watching her." Uruhara ducks his head a bit as he realizes he was caught. "I had thought to speak with her but I could not bring myself to disturb her. She seemed at peace and she has had very little peace the past 24 hours... And her peace is likely to be disturbed for a while yet."

"Going soft in your old age?" Yoruichi teases.

"It is a curiosity. Much of this situation keeps getting more and more curious the more time that passes and it has only been 24 hours. I wonder what the next 24 hours will bring. At any rate for the moment it is wiser to be silent and observe. Silence has revealed quite a bit over the course of the past day." Uruhara says as he looks back to the door to the back porch... Yoruichi just chuckles and shakes her head muttering something about mad scientists...