She didn't reply to Gin, not verbally at least, but just brushed her fingers against the back of his hand lightly, accepting his words gratefully. It was more comforting than empty platitudes would have been, because it wasn't going to be alright and she knew that it would have felt hollow and empty if he'd said that he was sorry that it had happened when he hadn't even liked Renji. But it was what he felt and that was better than anything else would have been.

She took a deep breath, forcing down the sorrow that she felt and then turned to face Tsubaki, feeling bad for having mostly ignored both her and Gin. "I'm not sure what to expect, but I think we just keep heading into the trees," she said. "Make a note of anything interesting that you see."