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Gekimaru seeing Haruhi looking up at it jumped down to Aurea's lap, closer to the ground so that he could give a friendly wave as Aurea listened to Luna's story. Aurea nodded empathetically when Luna finished her story.

"I see, I can definitely understand why you would have a problem with fighting pokemon. I mean, I consider my pokemon friends as well. However my upbringing was a little different. My family have always fought beside our pokemon since ancient times. They weren't just pets or allies, but partner til the very end. My family trust our pokemon with our own lives, to watch our backs when we can and to grow beside them. I'm not any different really. In fact my family work so closely with pokemon we sometimes and shift our mindset to understand then and even imitate them. It takes some getting used to in order to keep control of yourself but it does have effects. When we fight other pokemon my mindset shifts to match my pokemon's I feel more aggressive, ready to defend. Sometimes I can even feel territorial, wanting to drive of those who would dare to invade my sanctuary.  That's why I don't have as much trouble fighting pokemon as you. In fact to me it feels like the most natural thing around, because that is nature. We all try to survive and sometimes that brings us into conflict. When both sides refuse to back down it sometimes happens that only one can walk away."

Gekimaru looked up at Aurea, nodded sagely in agreement with her words. He defintely understood what his trainer was saying and in some ways it was true. If a Bedrill and a Pigeot met in the forest odds were that one of them wasn't coming away from the confrontation alive. It was just how the world works.

Aurea smiled down at her partner as he supported her through thick and thin like always. Patting Gekimaru's head gently Aurea finished what she had to say. "So don't worry too much Luna. At the very least I'll fight my absolute hardest to make sure everyone survives. That includes you, after all pokemon protect their group. So I'll defintely do the same for you guys."