Ral pauses, a frown crossing her face, "I think there are some more raticates ahead." she says, "But they don't seem hostile."
"Yeah, that's a relief." Virgil added, still a little shaken from the attack earlier. Although he'd gotten used to Star, he still wasn't at all comfortable around other Dark-types.
The raticates become visible up ahead. One catches sight of the group and flees. The others look on edge.
The raticates cast suspicious looks at the group, "They're not like those other people, are they?" one whispers to the other. "No, they don't look like poachers." another states, looking at them curiously.
"They've been harassing us non-stop." a scarred raticate who looked like their leader said, "We used to live in the city before they came. We've been trying to avoid them in the forest for weeks."
The scarred raticate indicates in the direction of the next town, "They came from that way. They took several rattatas and one raticate."
Jigg struggles to keep up with his short legs, so Virgil has to carry him and Gold as they pursue the rest of the group.
