Their walking seemed to carry them towards the 6th Squad's barracks. Perhaps it was habit. It was after all a path that Byakuya could likely traverse in his sleep. He pauses... "This would be the barracks for the 6th squad." He says simply. He noticed the little smile Erisia got and wondered slightly at what had prompted it.

"So this is your squad..." She says softly. He merely nods. He steps through and they watch from a shaded vantage point. The squad members were going through their forms... It seemed to be a unit that was used to working together. There was a very sharp efficiency to the movements. Well trained... there were a few that were slightly out of sync with the rest but their comrades were soon helping them.

"It seems you have turned this unit into a well oiled machine... I do not think I have ever seen so many people moving as one... not even at the martial arts demonstrations. It is impressive. I imagine it must take a great deal of skill and discipline." She muses.

"We all work very hard to maintain the high standard which the 6th squad has always held itself to." He affirms. "If you do not mind, I thought perhaps it might be wise to stop in my office and make sure there was nothing important that has come in while I was out. You will get to meet my Lieutenant. Renji is a very loyal man... it is an admirable trait." He says and to Eri it sounded like there was something like pride in the man's voice.

She follows him. Renji's attention is caught by the opening of the door... "Captain..." His voice trails off as Eri walks in behind Byakuya. "We... have a... guest?"

Whatever Erisia had been picturing Byakuya's Lieutenant to be... Renji Abarai did not fit that picture. The red hair, the rough around the edges kind of look, the tattoos... It seemed mismatched when you took into consideration that Byakuya was very different. Erisia offers a polite bow. "Hello." She says softly.

"Lieutenant Abarai this is Erisia Nakayama-san. Erisia-san, this is my Lieutenant, Renji Abarai." Byakuya says as he moves to his desk to check the papers on it and make certain there was nothing pressing hiding there.

"It is a pleasure to meet you, Lieutenant Abarai-san." Erisia says in that soft, polite tone of hers.

Renji watched things... he wasn't stupid... He just sometimes took a little bit of time to come up with what the puzzle pieces he had added up to. You had to admit, any puzzles involving his captain were damned hard to put together. Already things weren't adding up. He offers a polite greeting to the young woman. She was pretty though. All the kimono stuff wasn't really his taste, but she was pretty.

It seemed odd to him that his Captain was showing around this woman... So why? There was something else too, something he couldn't quite put his finger on...But it did have something to do with the fact that his Captain had called her Erisia-san... it was a bit more familiar than Byakuya usually got... with anyone. "So what is it that brings you to Soul Society, Nakayama-san?" Renji asks.

"Oh I have a meeting with Lieutenant Sasakibe. I will be attending the Academy... in the near future." She explains.

"Meeting Lieutenant Sasakibe... and you'll be attending the Academy? Not a bad place. Of course most of us have gone through the Academy. Kind of miss it some days. Things seemed... simpler then." He muses. "That and now my friends and I are all busy with our squads and we don't get to spend much time together..."

She listens. He had a much less refined way of speaking than Byakuya. It wasn't unpleasant, just different. "Perhaps then you should make plans to spend some time together once a week... to keep in touch." She offers.

Renji chuckles. Aside from the odd random meeting to drink sake they didn't really have any set plans. "So... how'd you manage to get Captain Kuchiki as an escort?" He asks with a light laugh in his voice...

Erisia was uncertain as to how to answer that question... She looks to Byakuya in the hopes that he would have a better answer than what she would give... Thankfully, he did. "Nakayama-san is the young woman whom I spoke of. The one amid the anomalous reiatsu readings. As such it is my responsibility." He says simply.

So this was that girl? Interesting... very interesting. Renji was starting to get ideas... which were not uniquely his own. Not that he would know someone else was pondering the very same possibilities. "How much time do we have until the meeting?" Erisia asks.

"Not too much longer. Would you like to walk somewhere else?" Byakuya inquires. Renji watched the interaction. To some it might not seem that strange, but he'd worked with Byakuya long enough to know that something was up with his Captain.

"If there is not much time left, perhaps it would be wisest to merely stay here until it is time to get to the meeting. That way I do not run the risk of getting caught up in the scenery." She says with a small chuckle. Now, Renji wasn't really great at the subtle stuff but when she said that, he got the distinct impression that she was just as likely to get caught up here as out there... Something just gave him the impression that it was a certain member of the scenery that was getting her all caught up... Of course he could be wrong, it had happened before... There just seemed to be something going on and he wondered if either of them were aware of it.. time would tell.

Byakuya nods, to him it made sense. "Would you like some tea?" He asks...

"Yes, please..."

Yeah there was definitely something up. Did his Captain notice the little smile? Eh it was going to make his head hurt if he kept trying to figure all that out. He just shook his head and focused back on his work.

Meanwhile... in the 13th squad's barracks there was some interesting conversation going on.

"Hearing that there was some lovely girl in a kimono walking with Byakuya I had to go see for myself of course. Sure enough there was a very lovely young woman wearing a very striking kimono walking alongside Byakuya. She didn't look upset or put off by the fact, she actually seemed to be somewhat happy to be there... now I cannot say this for certain of course. I did only get to interact with her for a very short time..." Shunsui begins, chuckling as he lounges there sipping sake.

"Surely this is not what made you have to come straight here after getting corralled by Unohana-san." Ukitake chuckles.

"No, that would have been what I would classify as a death glare... When I went to kiss the girl's hand, I distinctly felt the shift in his reiatsu. If I did not know better I would swear he was almost beginning to get territorial." Shunsui laughs.

"Well that is interesting, but can you be sure?"

"Well that would require more information sadly... and I dare not risk doing such a thing a second time. It's amusing how easily my intent is misread. But I was not expecting any reaction from him at all... So I suppose that will have to suffice for now."

Ukitake just nods... He wondered just what else was going through his friend's mind. But if he was right, then things might be getting interesting...