He wasn't sure why, but Byakuya could not bring himself to be angry at Rukia, for pushing the topic. It was difficult to discuss, and yet... it didn't feel wrong. It didn't feel exactly right, either, but it was as close as he had come to it since Hisana had passed.

"She... was a woman of dignity, of surpassing grace and beauty. The estate was a warmer place for her presence..." More detail than that, he could not give. When he attempted to recall the happy days, before Hisana's abrupt passing... his mind always drew him back to that horrible night.

His heart ached at the thoughts, but he couldn't bring himself to force the conversation away; to do so, he felt, would be to dismiss Hisana's influence on his life, and that was something he could never do.