"The way I remember it," he said, shortly, and with narrowed eyes, "was that he needed a Limit Break and the element of surprise to manage it."

It was true that Even had been beaten senseless by Grimmjow -- it was part of what had started the ongoing feud between him and Saix in the first place -- but had circumstances been different, he didn't doubt for a second that he would be able to weather the same attack with minimal damage. He would know, in future, to bolster his defences with magic and he was, it had to be noted, a particularly good Sentinel.