"We will," Renji agreed with Harry. He'd already promised as much to Nowe, even if the kid wasn't aware of it. "No one gets left behind." Perhaps they would find Ichigo on the outside, and Byakuya as well, though that thought was rather disturbing on its own. "And if they're coming here to see people, I bet the former prisoners are still in the general area." He sounded very certain and confident; he didn't allow for the possibility of defeat.

He gave Kairi a rather confused look. "What's a Nobody?" he asked. And the way she'd said it... "Does everyone have one, where you're from?"