Everyone split ways, going off into the brush and grass. Everyone except Eleyna. She looked on enviously, watching them mull about, hearing the sounds of battle. She kicked at the short stalks of grass as she walked. She wanted to be out there, capturing and battling, but what could she do? Throw rocks at the Pokemon until they stopped struggling? Again her thought fell on the stubborn, angry Pokemon in her pack. She simply had run out of ideas.<br/><br/>The sound of Naomi's battle seemed to have spooked many of the Pokemon in the grass. As Eleyna watched, a half dozen Pidgeys took flight, while some smaller Pokemon darted away, making the grass bend and sway in its wake. some distance ahead the grass shortened on the slopes of a small hill that had one large boulder rising from it at an angle. Eleyna gazed at the hill in the distance, then glanced at the sky. They could probably make it there before sundown, giving them a good place to camp at least.<br/><br/>As her gaze returned to the earth she froze as a pair of mildly inquisitive eyes met her own. A moment later a half dozen more pairs of eyes pointed her way. The small herd of Zebstrika was a short distance to the west. The largest of them kept her attention on Eleyna, while the others returned to their grazing after their cursory glance. A few younger Blitzles ran around, sending sparks at one another in play. A Tailow that had been scratching around at the ground for something to eat was disturbed as the Blitzles charged by and flapped into the air angrily chirping before landing on the herd leader Zebstrika to stay clear of the ruckus below.<br/><br/>Eleyna stopped to watch them, lifting her Pokedex in their direction and listening to the entry. It was strange to see Pokemon interacting in the wild. Observable behavior had generally been limited to controlled parks in the inhabited regions, where Human presence was still common. Here, however, they had no fear of them, no sense of a threat. The Zebstrika leader determined that Eleyna was of no bother to her or her herd and likewise went about grazing while the Tailow remained on her back, wings tucked with an annoyed look as the Blitzles continued to run and play with no concern given to any other creatures around them.<br/><br/>Eleyna had a soft smile as she watched, then continued on along the narrow swathe of short grass. Unobserved by Eleyna were the two Zebstrika that quietly broke from the herd and made their way into the nearby<b>thicket</b>.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>