Mana. Rukia could only guess, but it seemed that he had been like a father or brother to Allen. "I... Mana became an Akuma?" she asked gently. From what little she knew of Akuma, they were monsters, but perhaps there was more to it. In reality, Rukia didn't know much about Allen, either; it seemed he had been through a lot in his short life.

She frowned at the description of the woman, and as Bridget pulled Allen into another hug, she finally noticed the marks on her friend's neck. Her hands balled into angry fists; if only she had been with Allen last night! "She wasn't a patient, then," Rukia said. "Another monster. And she... harmed you just by touching you?" Even if Allen didn't want to talk about it, informaton about the creatures that appeared at night could be important.