Umbre eagerly followed Adrian, hungry as ever. The Pokecenter may have cured her injuries, but it didn't do much to soothe the subtle ache in her stomach. She frowned at the cubone's comment, but chose to keep her retort to herself. Despite her situation, she still felt pride stirring inside her. Adrian clearly had high standards, and for her to be chosen by him.... She briefly wondered just how well this cubone would handle one of her hyper beams, but she put that aside. She didn't need to prove anything to her.<br/><br/>Valeria, on the other hand, trailed behind the group, her mind clouded. This wasn't the life she wanted to live, and as much as it pained her to think it, even reuniting with Umbre may not have been worth being caught. The fresh air outside the Center provided a brief respite as she closed her eyes and breathed it in, pausing to let her leaves soak in the sunlight. "Valeria!" Umbre whispered, and she quickly hustled to catch up to the group again. There had to be a way to bargain with this Adrian, a way to earn her - no, their, she wasn't leaving Umbre again - freedom...