Jake just let out a light sigh as it was decided that they wouldn’t go after the herd.  It was probably a good idea to not waste that time.  At least with how this trip was going so far it was a good idea not to go too far off the beaten path.  Then again he felt even more that rushing between towns would lead to none of them getting anywhere in their journeys.  Jake still only had Eve who sat and watched as he packed up his gear.<br/><br/>At Naomi’s statement, Jake just sighed again.<span style="color: green"> “Yeah, maybe.  Though some of us are over prepared so if we are forced to, we can stay out a couple more days than you are thinking.  And some of our pokemon have hunted smaller things before.  If food becomes an issue then there are ways to find more.”</span>He said little before they got moving.  Not that he could argue that most of them really weren’t ready for this.  Neither was he with only eve.  Of course at that his mind flashed to the lightning stone in his pack. But he quickly crushed that idea.  He didn’t want that until Eve was stronger.<br/><br/>That thought lasted as they began to move along on their journey.  Jake found himself separating from the group and picking up stones or pulling some pokemon food from his pack.  He wanted to make some use of the long trip.  He and Eve did some training as they walked.  With Jake throwing some food off in the distance and having Eve use quick attack to catch it.  Or throwing the stones at her to practice dodging using the Protect skill.  No real way to practice growl outside a fight.  But then Eve did find ways to use it to scare off random animals with the skill.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>