Alexander turned in surprise as the "bagman" ran past them, he somewhat belatedly chased after him snapping his fingers to get Larion's attention. As they worked on catching up he saw Sapphire tackle him to the ground and quickly get shaken off. The resulting speech made the speakers identity as Joshua rather obvious. At the very least the game seemed fun, though a rather strange test, in particular as they were in the middle of town. "Alright Larion lets go, sic 'em." he said to his pet pointing at bagman hoping that the Ironback would be able to resist all the distractions in the city. They both immediately sprung into action chasing after bagman, Alex quickly making his way to the rooftops and Larion racing through the streets. Alex briefly considered attempting to shoot bagman in the leg but decided it would most likely be both ineffective and overkill, instead he gathered power for his Flare spell, just in case Joshua turned around long enough for him to use it.