There was some degree of silence that he’d fallen into soon after arriving within the falls proper, and although his gaze trailed his draconian companion within an absentminded manner, he found his mind occupied more than usual as he stood there. Truth be told, he knew that things happened for a reason, and that it was a bit of a fool’s errand to worry and lament over what could’ve been, or of an alternate reality. His hands remained within his pockets as he watched his Pokemon walk through, and upon sighting a particular creature within the waters, he walked after him before crouching down by the shoreline.[break][break]

Everything was a normal sight, for the most part.[break][break]

Witnessing the sight from only a single eye, however (and with a vague blurriness, even if it hadn’t been too detrimental, as well), still took and would take some time to get used to. He’d had a guess as to what the particular creature before him was, but it hadn’t been until it swam through and lessened the distance that he properly and surely ascertained it and its signature light above his head.[break][break]

He sighed with a soft, yet wry smile upon his lips as he reached out to gently and carefully caress the water type’s head.[break][break]

...I’m just lucky I didn’t lose it all.[break][break]

(tl;dr: skipping)

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As vague of a smile it was, it seemed not to go unnoticed. Although he, himself, hadn’t quite noticed the stare given to him by a certain drake, he’d found himself met with a gaze of crimson as he eventually turned his head slightly (and then more than slightly) at the note of the scale clad dragon’s head turned his way. Blinking, he gradually withdrew his hand from the Lanturn as it began to retreat; a soft, yet still forced broadening of the lips surfacing as he rose his brows.[break][break]

”...What’s that look for, mmn, Sentinel~?” he hummed softly, tilting his head down to follow the creature’s movements as it seemingly deemed it fit to shift closer and sit beside him. Before long, the touch of a the singular, sturdy scale atop its head registered upon his fingertips as the gold accented beast shifted his head closer, prying beneath the closest of his trainer’s hands before nuzzling into it.[break][break]

The trainer in question only seemed to stare for a while longer in processing before inhaling and sighing softly, a defeated touch appearing within the smile he wore. ”...Ah. You’re worried about me, then? Is that the case…?” the man questioned with a soft chuckle, only giving the azure scaled dragon type in the distance a sparing glance before shifting his attention back to his own little friend. ”...Mmn. Don’t worry about me, please~. I’ve told you. It’s fine. It’s fine~...”[break][break]

(tl;dr: skipping)

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Of course he wouldn’t let off so easily.[break]
…It was one of the reasons he felt so lucky to have companions like these.[break][break]

Though more time had passed since his initial insisting, it had been clear that the concern within both mannerism and gesture, alike, wouldn’t diminish within the scaled creature’s demeanor anytime soon- and to that, his trainer gave another, softer smile and sigh of defeat. ”...Thank you, Sentinel,” had been his choice of words soon after, drowned gently by a hum following them as he continuously ran his fingers along his head.[break][break]

He’d received a low, quieted growl in acknowledgment as he finally turned his head to look across the clearing, once more, quickly finding himself eye to eye with another, scragglier drake across the way. Blinking, the man turned while still seated, and after some time, found himself eying the creature as it floated closer. Before long, he found himself staring up at it little more than a few feets’ worth of distance off, and after some contemplation (and a smaller, yet otherwise profound cry of friendliness), he gave it a small smile before taking one of the spare capsules from his person.[break][break]

After a final glimpse to gauge its demeanor, he reached out and gently tapped the orb onto its head.[break][break]

(tl;dr: catching dragalge)

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