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[@Remram] [@Joshua Tamashii] [@Shazamrock][@Crusader Lord] [@Goggy]


Valerian had just finished shaking Nils’ hand, which was very unlike the dainty diplomatic handshakes he was used to, when he heard Amelia’s voice from his left.

[color=violet]“I thought I told you, if you don’t want to be treated like a prince, you shouldn’t introduce yourself as one.”[/color]

Valerian froze. He pressed a hand to his chest, aghast. [color=pink]“I… I was only being honest! One should never lie about one’s identity… But I did say I did not want to be treated differently.”[/color]

He wilted. Visibly. Aurelia Rose landed on his head and patted his hair reassuringly.

Val shook it off. [color=pink]“Nils,”[/color] Val repeated, smiling again. [color=pink]“Charming name. And Clarissa, yes? A pleasure.” [/color] He dipped his head politely to Tors as well.

Then Amelia turned pale, and Valerian tensed. He didn’t know the story, but he could feel the weight of something behind it. She asked quietly, if they could avoid Florasong. His voice softened in a way it rarely did. [color=pink]“You don’t need a reason, darling. If you don’t want to go there, we won’t.”[/color]

Nils suggested Stararbor instead, and relief washed over Amelia. Valerian placed a comforting hand on her shoulder. [color=pink]“Stararbor it is,”[/color] he said firmly. [color=pink]“It sounds infinitely preferable to… whatever Florasong represents for you.”[/color]

Aurelia Rose hovered down to nuzzle Amelia’s hair.

Then Val straightened and winked at the group. [color=pink]“Lead on fellow trainers!”[/color]

—

Valerian had never been outside a city this long before.

He loved it.

He hated it.

He was absolutely not used to dirt paths and unpaved hills, but the scenic majesty of it all? Stunning. The very real possibility of stepping on a living rock and being body-checked by a furious Geodude? Less stunning.

[color=pink]“Marvelous!”[/color] he declares. [color=pink]“Rustic! Untamed! Very… brown.”[/color]

Then, he spots them. A young woman lying face first on the ground with a Wooper. A boy was crouched down poking her with a stick. Valerian approached the boy. [color=pink]“I beg your pardon. Are you sure it’s appropriate to be poking her like that?”[/color]

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8x Pokeballs
2x Potion
2x Antidotes
1x Paralyze Heal
1x Awakening 
1x Repel
1x Escape Rope
2450 Pokedollars
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Aurelia Rose the Cutiefly lv 6
Moves: Absorb, Fairy Wind, Moonblast, Stun Spore
Ability: Shield Dust

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Camellia the Petilil lv 5
Moves: Absorb, Growth, Helping Hand 
Ability: Chlorophyll

[img]https://www.serebii.net/scarletviolet/pokemon/778.png[/img]
Umbriel the Mimikyu lv 5
Moves: Scratch, Astonish, Copycat, Wood Hammer
Ability: Disguise
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