He watched carefully as Fai finally did as told, catching the glint of the golden eye momentarily before seeing what he needed. The rows of pointed teeth were absent, and that was enough for Kurogane to release some tension. Not a monster, but he was still different in some way. That he was unfamiliar with the place marked one difference, his initial greeting a second, and then that eye...

Kurogane hadn't trusted the doctor at her words last night, but just as with Landel's announcements, he hadn't ignored anything said to him. He remembered her claiming to have saved the magician's eyes, both of them, and the ninja had seen them there - one blue, one gold. With Orihime having confirmed that he'd been given the blue, he could only guess at what had happened to the other one.

He wouldn't have put it beyond them to have actually messed with Fai's eyes as well. If this was the one they'd used.

"You just get here?" he asked next.