Naomi had sat back, letting the others speculate. Brollem's words in particular, got her to thinking about the folktales. Maybe they weren't as far-fetched as all that. Though the thought of Mew being actually the mother of everything really was too far out there.<br/><br/>Nevertheless.. actually wandering out in truly wild places, to her eyes, showed her there was an order, a hierarchy. Nebulous to human ways of thinking, perhaps, but making perfect sense to the pokemon who lived it. And at the top, yes, would be the archetypal spirits that lesser pokemon echoed in their forms.<br/>Another thought struck her. She made a little note to ask Jake about what it was like in the leafstone clearing. There had been a reason those pansage didn't want them going in there. Maybe it was the field of Vileplume.<br/><br/>She mused out loud,<span style="color: #6495ED">"What if.. what if the system of gyms and gym leaders and challenges.. was a civilized mirror of the way Pokemon used to live in the wild?"</span>She shook her head.<br/><br/><span style="color: #6495ED">"It'll be a wonder, finding out. A thought for another time, really."</span><br/><br/>She gave Steven a little smile.<span style="color: #6495ED">"Cheer up, a good night's sleep will help you feel better."</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>