Nel wanted to tell Even that some of the members would be more than capable of killing him. That he was powerful, yes, and a better sentinel than she'd ever met before, certainly, but some of the members of Khamja were still whole leagues ahead of him in terms of power and ability.

She wouldn't fancy his chances against Aizen, for example. Or Gin, who was probably closer to Aizen's level than either of them let on. He might be able to hold Kuja off, but Kuja was a summoner and could give himself the elemental advantage if he wanted, making any match up with him harder to predict.

"Best behaviour sounds like a good plan to start with," she said, with a cheery smile, and a, "thanks," as she took the tea from him and proceeded to stir and remove the teabag before adding milk.

"So," she said, changing the subject slightly, "is it a day of exploration today?" He was a scientist, she knew, and they'd promised him the opportunity to have his own laboratory; they'd talked about that on the first day back in Luxerion. She wondered how long it'd take him to try and scout a location for that. After meeting Szayel, he probably wouldn't want to share facilities with him.