"Agreed," she said with a small frown. "And it might do us well to accept what he tells us with some degree of caution. The Heroes have been betrayed before by one who claimed to be an ally. It may happen again."

So as long as at least one of them, or two of them even, remained a little on the wary side, it would probably be fine.

"Still," Rukia sighed, stepping back from the railing as she hugged her arms, "if what he says is true, we might at last have some direction and knowledge as to what we must do next. It would be a large step on the right path. I can't help hoping that his words are honest."