[Soul Society]
The tall, well built man he addressed turns a carefully controlled gaze onto him. Setsurou feels the glance analytically flick up and down him. "I have myself just returned." The man answers after a moment, infinitesimally raising the pack he carries in one hand. If Setsurou is paying attention to the hand, he will notice that two fingers are missing, the ring finger and the pinky off the left hand.
"Logistics will probably be quite full of people calculating the costs of a war with Soul Society. One should be able to help you."