Sinai and Alucard spent the rest of the night in the town. One of the towns folk tended to her wounds and gave her a sling. In the morning she wrote a rather detailed account to Haruka for Alucard to bring to her and sent him on his way to her. Once Alucard was on his way Sinai went her own way. She knew where the children likely were, human trafficking wasn’t an uncommon market but selling children tended to be a more low key, few and far between, kind of deal. She should know, she was bought and sold as a child, as were others in her clan. She just had to track down a broker, so she went to find hers. 

Hours later she was sitting across from the man that had Sold her as a child, Eliot. It was a strange feeling everytime she saw the man. She wasn’t angry with him, he simply had a job and did it well. Her birth parents on the other hand that had sold her, she was pretty pissed at them. “I’m looking for two kids, boy and a girl. From Eastwood.” Sinai got right to the point

Eliot nodded “I don’t do eastwood sweatheart. They actually like their children”
“they aren’t the ones who sold them. Bandits kidnapped and sold them. Only two about a week ago”
“I don’t deal with hot merchandice swe-“
“call me sweatheart again and next thing down your throat will be this table” Sinai threatened him coldly. 
“noted. But I haven’t gotten any from Eastwood or anywhere around there.”
“but you know who would”
“new kid in the business, takes what he can get, still green behind the ears.”
“where can I find him?”
“now now you know the rules. Third street tavern. “
“yea yea. He clearly doesn’t” Sinai Got up and walked out.

The rules of this lucrative business were relatively simple. Unless your willing to die you don’t sell unwillings. Most children tend to be unwilling so this is circumvented via parental or guardian consent. The few that deal in children have their methods of authenticating guardianship. Its never a quick transaction. Depending on the area’s souls are soul for various reasons ranging from poverty to procreation. Sinai was sold because her parents needed money, and subsequently bought because the clan needed children to train. In the outer districts it gets a bit more raunchy and savage so its best not to think about them. Here the rules were clear, so when Sinai kicked down a door with her arm in the sling people didn’t really ask questions. It also helped that it was clear she was a shinigami. 

The boy in question was a young man, rather well dressed in rather familiar looking clothes with a glass in hand. Sitting at the back table surrounded by several men and women. Everyone stared at Sinai as she walked straight to the table. “you the one everyone calls the rookie”

“I assure you that name wont stick for much longer swe-“ before he could finish the word her foot was on his throat. One of the men tried to get up but she back fisted him with her good arm and he flipped over the chair. No one else dared to move. 
“now you’ve illegally obtained two children. “
“I don’t know what you’re talking about” 
Sinai presses her foot harder against his throat “a boy and a girl from the eastwood area. Received as a payment for a dept. along with this robe I would imagine since ive seen dozens like it there”
“you can’t prove that.”
“oh but I can. Or I can tear you down before you even get your foot in the door. There are rules in this business and those who don’t play by them are short lived. You’re going to fork over those to kids now. Or you’re going to be a laughing stock even after your death. “ she pushed even harder, completely blocking his airway “so what’s it going to be. Either way I leave with the children. “
The young man tried to nod but of course Sinai’s foot being on his trachea made that kind of difficult. She eased up a bit. He waved his hand and someone ran off. Presumably to get them. “if you cross me” she warned him “I’ll be sure your throat is the last thing I crush before you die” she removed her feet completely 
“just who the hell are you lady?” 
“your worst nightmare If you don’t shut the fuck up” she silenced him and he never spoke a word again to her. Once the children arrived she verified they were the ones she was looking for by having them describe Eastwood and the people there and then they left and went back. 

Sinai walked them only to the town border and watched them from a distance as they rejoined there families. Hopefully squad 10 would have more a presence around these parts to keep more instances like this from happening. But for now she made her way back to the Seireitei.