Even more worrying. Renji stayed silent for a moment, thinking. Maybe it wasn't permanent, but he wasn't going to offer up a false hope that might get crushed in the next couple of days. That sort of fake cheer didn't do anyone any good.

Eventually, all he said was, "That really sucks." It wasn't helpful, but he didn't have anything helpful to offer. And it reminded him that he should have been fighting this morning, and hadn't, because Sora had stopped him.