"I believe my feelings on that are clear," said Kayneth, taking another swig of wine. He didn't have to be told that it was cruel, especially given the timing... god, he didn't want to think about the ramifications behind what had happened, but he couldn't ignore them, either. Nevertheless, he wasn't about to talk about them because nobody had to know.

...at least now Armstrong was talking about things that sounded interesting.

"Yes, I quite agree with you. I've been meaning to continue collecting Gym Badges, and there are plenty of things I want to investigate about this world. I'm quite sure that will be difficult to do if I stay in Goldenrod, but I'd really rather not travel alone."

Given that Armstrong seemed to be offering, that wasn't going to be a problem. Honestly, he really wasn't the worst person he could travel with, either-at the very least, he probably knew how to set up a tent.