**Viridian Forest**<br/><br/>Kavarr snorted somewhat blandly, bored now although he was still pleased to see that the girl would obey. At any rate, at least the small hierarchy in his group had been reinforced, and some of his hunger had been staved. But he'd need a lot more than a rattata to truly feel full, and that would take some conniving. There weren't a great many large monsters in Viridian Forest, and so it was somewhat hard for one so large as himself to make a decent living.<br/><br/>He might have to resort to having his pet get him food from a human city. But how much food did humans have? He didn't know. Maybe he could eat some of them. That might do.<br/><br/>Yawning widely, he started a slow, dragging walk through the woods.<br/><br/><hr/>**Route 28**<br/><br/>Alphonse. Where had he heard that name before? He was sure it was familiar, and yet for some reason he just couldn't recall. He supposed he was probably losing his mind, which was unsettling for an old man to imagine, but after a moment he cast aside any such worry and extended his hand, surprised that he himself wasn't recognized but actually rather glad that he wasn't. He was too old for all sorts of excitement and attention.<br/><br/>"Samuel." He smiled pleasantly. "There's a lot of wild pokemon around here, but not so many bandits. But this trail and the whole mountain range are a little bit rocky."<br/><br/>He eased himself a bit into the camp, but was careful to give the man his space, sitting down beside the fire and looking into it intently. "What brings you here anyway? If you don't mind my asking."