"I wasn't going to let them. I'm wasn't some princess. I had an attendant, but she was my age. We played all of the time until I went into the academy. She met a guy and they're expecting a child in a month or so." she said with a happy smile. "It was hard. My younger brother is...gifted in politics. A con artist really. It was always hard, I was better with a sword and a scowl. Him? Honeyed words and lies were his weapons. But, he never bore ill will towards me. He just understood that I wasn't going to challenge his right as heir. I wasn't a threat. But I was his older, stronger, sister. One whom had no qualms about...being honest with her fists." she smirked before she listened with rapt attention. His story was sad, immensely so, but even through all of that...he was still so kind. 

"A Hollow doesn't leave just a scar...does it?" she asked quietly. She'd felt something odd in his spiritual energy, other than the careful abundance that could be found in nearly any Captain or Lieutenant. Her own was growing by leaps and bounds, but it was a cherry seed in comparison to the Oak tree that was Hikari's spiritual energy. "So, can you actively summon Hollows for your personal use or is it a byproduct of your spiritual energy?" she motioned discreetly for him to wait for his answer as Genji came back for their drink orders. She ordered a water, no ice with a little sugar.