[ And there it is, that added caution. Still, Byakuya is an intelligent person. Aizen will give him that. It's just too bad for him that he is so closed-minded and rigid. ]

Nonsensical? Nothing could be further from the truth. But then you also believe your zanpakutou is missing, don't you?

[ Aizen purposely avoids giving direct information and instead both sows doubt and offers advice in one move, all through telling nothing but the truth.

It has always been his favorite weapon or, rather, the distortions come with people's individual perceptions of it. ]