The girl's teal eyes stared up at Kaze for a few seconds.

"Y-yeah..." she mumbled. "Umm..."

The masked face shifted slightly toward the Lucario, who stared keenly at Kaze, as if trying to gaze into his soul.

[i]"The auras of the human and Pokemon seem to be in relative harmony,"[/i] Solomon telepathically informed his companion. [i]"He strikes me as genuine and perhaps compassionate. He could be a good one to have on our side."[/i]

The silent conversation reassured the masked girl, and she seemed more relaxed when she looked back to Kaze.

"My name's Emry," she continued, her gentle voice friendlier but still a little hard to hear under the mask. "Uh... are you good at battling? I'm not really much of a fighter, but even if I lose, who could pass up the chance to train with other Avatars?"

[i]"Maybe we should work on your demoralizing trash-talk first,"[/i] Solomon commented with a slight wry smile.