>>6210630>>6210663With that minor inconvenience out of the sight and out of mind, Espurr heads up to tail Cubone. Having their paws pad soft, squishy dirt and sand is a nice change of pace. Wood and grass can be too harsh on their feet at times.
They encounter an Item to snatch, an Oran Berry. This will be useful. It replaces a Sitrus Berry in their bag as they keep a grip on a larger, more yellow fruit.
>Espurr equipped a Sitrus Berry!>Espurr used Light Screen on Cubone and Lotad!>For 3 Rounds, they are able to better mitigate Special Moves."You find yourself protected for a time, I suppose." They glance over yonder, past the body of water and towards the not-so-distant land. There's a glimmer in their eye. "Where lies your ambition?" they ask Cubone. "We are surrounded. There exists unsubstantial evidence to indicate the Wizards will prove useful while they remain engaged in combat." Those Grimmsnarl have been dueling that Escavalier for a while. How long has it been? A few minutes? A dozen? Longer?