**Route 28**<br/><br/>While the Professor seemed to ignore the random traveler that passed them, the mercenary found himself eyeing the stranger, sizing him up, assessing him. Not a threat, and he was soon gone, allowing he and Samuel to continue their conversation.<br/><br/>"Absolutely power corrupts absolutely. Sounds more like an old wive's tale to teach children that greed will ruin a man." He comments idly, right after the professor was finished speaking. "Mind you, I'm not dismissing it. In my experience, old legends often have a few grains of truth to them. Their could very well be something out there like that. But if it does, then it'd probably be better for everybody if it was destroyed."<br/><br/>He's quiet for a moment, thinking of something, before continuing on. "I'd imagine something that strong can't just be killed, though. Not without serious repercussions. Kind of a catch-22, right?"