Eleyna gave a short little nod to Naomi.<span style="color: blue">It's ok, really... I don't need it.</span>And why would she, after all Naomi now had Pokemon to battle with. She didn't. Potions only helped those with Pokemon who had been injured.<br/><br/>Eleyna continued on toward the hill, taking in the sights as the time rolled on. None of them seemed particularly in a rush to get anywhere, either. Jake and Audree looked like they were having a pleasent enough chat. At some point the other boy, Jay, and Aisha rejoined them as they went along. Eleyna stayed quiet, not having much at all to say. The hill was little more than a bare bump with a rock rising from its side, crooked, like a shard of stone casually discarded in the earth. The sun was nearing the horizon as they set camp. A few tents were pitched, though Eleyna had only her sleeping bag, which suited her fine.<br/><br/>Eleyna sat on her rolled out sleeping bag with her legs crossed, watching the others from under the brim of her hat. Her bag was set out beside, some of its contents strewn on the sleeping bag before her - a few empty Pokeballs, a still wrapped ration, and, of course, the Growlithe's Pokeball, front and center. It was distinct from the others, slightly scuffed, showing signs of use. It was one of her mother's, the only of her mother's that she had. She scrolled through her Mother's Pokedex, looking at entries on various Pokemon while daydreaming about finding one and battling it with her host of loyal Pokemon friends. The sheer number of entries in the Pokedex was a marvel to Eleyna as she thought about the endless tome of stories that her mother told, and how many more stories sat in that Pokedex, all wrapped up in a few simple lines of statistics. They belied the truth behind those Pokemon and how they came to be in the Pokedex. As she scrolled, she noticed that each entry had its own set of annotations about the Pokemon. Some were simple enough - the entry on Butterfree made note that the famed powders that fell from its wings while in flight, other than being poisonous were flammable in large concentrations, allowing for a sort of blast-back counter attack with a fire Pokemon. Other notes made less sense. One on Nidoking said simply, 'Easily motivated.'<br/><br/>Eventually, though, she ended up on index #58: Growlithe. There were no notes for this one, no words that could help her. Eleyna knew that, having looked in the Pokedex many times. It always told her the same things, that they were loyal, protective, territorial, an unmatched sense of smell, and generally pleasant demeanor. Eleyna snorted in contempt and snapped the Pokedex closed.<i>Pleasent</i>... what a joke. She looked around the camp site at everyone. The sun had begun to set, casting long rays from the mountain peaks far to the west, turning the patches of rippling altocumulus clouds shades of gold and orange.<br/><br/>Her eyes fell on the Pokeball before her. She grabbed it and stood up, heading down off the hill toward a stretch of short grass to the east.<br/><br/>With night approaching, the visibility of the surrounding valley was dropping rapidly. Many Pokemon that were active during the day began settling in to a safe spot, while the nocturnal Pokemon began to stir. To the east, a long distance away was the treeline that spanned the eastern edge of the valley, the dense vegetation continuing on up the shallow slopes of the mountains beyond, until the peaks rose rapidly, forming cliffs and jagged rises that the forest could not cling to. Many miles beyond, the white peaks of distant behemoths glistened orange in the fading sun. To the west stretched the valley out until it met a mountains edge many miles away. A short hike from the hill any any direction led to tall grass interspersed by patches and tufts of ferns and shrubs which warded off the grass and gave sanctuary to small Pokemon in the night. Several of the shrubs bore berries. A herd of Pidgey landed in the grass about ten minutes hike to the north, looking for a last meal before retreating to the treeline to the eat, where their nests lay.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>