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Ben sideglances at his friend and the ... definitely correct name, but ultimately laughs and grins, offering Knight a hand to shake. "Nice to meet ya, Knight. I see you got a good head on your shoulders." He nods, looking at the beam in which the Farfetch'd disappeared. "Quite a battle-hungry lot, eh?"

"But yes, I need help ... there's always someone trying to steal away one of my precious Wooloo, and it's even more concerning now because a fence broke down just yesterday ... we're working on repairing it, but we don't have enough hands, and someone's gotta keep watch while the repairs are underway. Think you can handle that?" He nods, towards a farming field nearby where some workers, both humans and pokémon, were taking care of the budding crops. "It's a bit further down that way, where the field meets the pasture here."

Lutgarde nods, confident in their and Knight's abilities. They look at him with an assuring smile. "Shall we go there then? If there's anything else you need help with, come holler!" they also turn to their friend of like two weeks and add with a laugh, "Been a while since I did farm work, but hey, can't get these bones out of you, hmm?"

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Lutgarde grins as they catch a glimmer in Ben's eyes at Knight's indignation about the stolen pokémon. Knight truly is a good egg, and they were excited to see what else he might get up to. For today, it seems like woolooguard is on the table! After getting the task from Ben, they started walking towards where they would actually be needed.

Lutgarde hops over the other side of the fence once more with surprising agility and without getting their dress caught up anywhere, then they'd lead the way between the fields on the left and wooloo on the right. "Yes, I did. No, it wasn't a Miltank farm, but our neighbours had some. It's in Kalos, near Santalune. Yes, I do - but I haven't yet, since I've only moved here in january," Lutgarde replies the questions as fast as they could, laughing at Knight's curious mind.

"I must say, I did spend more time in the cities of Kalos recently, but your home soil never quite leaves you," they add, waving at the workers ahead repairing the fence. "We're here to keep bodyguard duty, we'll be up ahead a bit," they say to them, and proceed to go a bit further out. Some of the workers nodded with relief, as they seemingly have been on guard duty before, and hurried away quickly - there's always things to do at any time of the year!

"And now, we'll just wait if anyone will try and bust through here."

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Lutgarde actually seems slightly troubled by the question - inter-regional geography has never been their strong suit. "It's some distance away, for sure ... I got here by boat, and it took a couple of days," they explain. The plane would've been a faster option, but they enjoyed the slower trip - also gave them a bit time to think, and also the rare chance to see how wildlife's doing so far out.

"I've heard there might be need for more hands, and I know the head ranger here, so I decided to move here, see what it's all about," they laugh, and grin. "Haven't been disappointed so far - it's quite a region, huh? I'm living in Lilycove City right now, but I'm travelling most of the time, honestly." Especially with these poisonous happenings popping up all over the place ...

They continue to chat idly as they actually get in position, and- Lutgarde lowers themself a bit and elbow Knight. "Do you hear that?" they say, also nodding in the direction of the sound. "It's ... not a big animal, and it doesn't seem to be very attentive to where it's going. Not exactly a good pred-" What if that isn't a predator?

Immediately Lutgarde jumps up to attention, waving for Knight to follow, and there we have it. A small - IT'S SO SMALL - Wooloo, just wandering about, and eyes glinting in the shadows. "Sylv-!" they shout out.

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Lutgarde nods confirmingly, "Yeah! It was my first time travelling by boat for so long, but it was actually really fun. The people you meet, and the pokémon, too." They smile faintly. Some of those they might never meet again, huh.

"Ohhh, Fortree? I've only been there in passing. You should show me around sometime," they grin. They were, on the other hand, quite familiar already with Slateport City - it's easier for them to get used to a new town if that town has stone and asphalt paths, after all. Just the hum of people and pokémon, all living together in unison ... and harmony, ideally.

It's indeed quite adorable, and really so small - is it still a baby? "If it lets you pet it, then you can," Lutgarde explains with a smile, but it actually doesn't seem like the Wooloo is very keen on being touched. "We do still need to herd it back to the others, it's dangerous out here." They couldn't help but feel like there's something watching from the shadows, even if they aren't sure where this feeling come from.

"Do you want to give it a try to get it back?" they offer Knight another chance to improve his pokémon abilities. Sylv similiarly has held back in the entire situation, but there's also, actually, a bit of a frown on the Sylveon's face. Still, his ribbons only lightly flutter - if Knight wants to do this, he shouldn't interfere right now.

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Lutgarde grins and nods, "I'm looking forward to it." They also make a mental note to keep Fortree out of their travel log for another moment, until Knight could show them around for the first time, whenever it might be. Or well, they could limit their stays, they don't think they will manage to keep out of a particular city completely.

The Wooloo then catches the attention of their group, and they couldn't help but chuckle and laugh grinningly at Knight's attempts to catch the small pokémon. It seems surprisingly slippery. "It seems like it doesn't want you to touch it ... you could try and get it to move along with you another way?" they suggest. "Do you still have the berries I gave you earlier?"

Their attention is fully focused on the Wooloo situation now, but further away, they hear Sylph shouting and the sound of her Air Slash hitting somemon? "Huh?" they turn around with a frown. As their back is to the Wooloo, they also hear cackle and laughter from behind them. Turning around, there's no Wooloo anymore, just a Zorua - and it's gearing up to attack!

Knight Naito ooc. i THINK lut gave him some to spare but lemme know if i remember wrong lol action time >3 (lemme know if that works or if u want smth diff!!)

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Lutgarde is sure they only left Knight out of their sight for a moment, but he manages to vanish in that moment, too, just as well as the other pokémon which they now believe not to be a Wooloo after all. Now they needed to think quickly. "Sylv, I think Sylph needs your help," they say, but entering the Woods without any pokémon ...

Then, something unexpected happens. A Rapidash with a flowing mane reminiscent of bubblegum rounds the corner, calling out. Sylv frowns, but seems to coo in agreement eventually. He squeezes Lutgarde's wrist with his ribbons for a moment, before letting go and dashing away. Lutgarde doesn't understand what they've just communicated, but they catch on quickly enough, mounting the Rapidash mid-movement and rushing through the woods together!

"Where do you come from?" they ask, but only get a bit of a smug neigh. "Anyway, let's figure out where Knight went ..." They should quickly catch up, and the Rapidash seems to know where she's heading, so Lutgarde fully lets her lead through the woods.

"Knight? Knight?"

Knight Naito