**Route 28**<br/><br/>"Hoi!" He returned the greeting, his voice only just a little louder than normal, so that he was clearly heard. "I figure I'll take my chances staying here, than risk falling down the mountain because of the dark.  'Sides, it's hard to make dinner when you're also pullin' a cart." He said with a slightly bitter laugh accompanying his words, which were delivered in a cautiously friendly manner.<br/><br/>"I'm none too worried, but thanks for the advice, stranger." He'd take a ladle, and fill a wooden bowl with some of the stew he had made.  The ladle he leaves in the pot, and the bowl he just drinks quietly from, not using a spoon.<br/><br/>"What's the problem supposed to be around here, anyways? First time in  this stretch of the land. Whether it's wild PokeMon or bandits, I'll be fine." He would then add in, as an afterthought. "Name's Alphonse, by the way." Samuel might be able to tie the name to a certain Alphonse Logare who was well known in Johto for his reliability in keeping people safe, and for dealing with threatening creatures and men alike. However, the man makes no point of identifying himself fully, or rattling off about his fame; either the stranger who was now talking to him knew who he was, and would figure it out, or didn't know, and probably wouldn't care, anyways.