"Personally I think that depends on the situation. Against a group of weak enemies I prefer to help out, but against a single powerful enemy I would just get in the way. You can't forget about Fusion though."When John mentioned it he was reminded of how he wasted the ability during his last mission. " You have to make sure though you use it at the right time, too soon and you"ll be without the option when you really need it too late and you might not even get the change to fuse. It is also a good idea to Summon your ExBeast before the fight even starts if you can. That said, ExBeast Summon, obey the contract and come forth Cactus-cat!."
Once more the runes appeared and the ground and Thorntail materialized on top of them.



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Enchanted Wood x1 - A long branch imbued with magical energy. Makes good material for crafting/improving staves. Though Magic Classes can't really use weaponry, staves, wands, and the like are extremely useful for focusing magical power.
Essence Grass x3 - A bundle of herbs filled with Nature magic. Low Level Item. Makes good material for crafting/improving Nature aligned items, or adding Nature attributes to non-Nature items. Conflicts with Fire and Metal elements. Synchronizes with Water and Earth elements. Neutral to other elements.

john's stats
HP - 70 (7 points) 
MP -  20 / 40 (4 points) 
Attack - 14 
Magic - 17 
Speed - 13 
Accuracy - 13 
Defense - 13 
Evasion - 13 
Resistance - 13

Thorntail's stats
HP - 30 
MP - 0 
Attack - 18 
Magic - 12 
Speed - 12 
Accuracy - 12 
Defense - 12 
Evasion - 17 
Resistance - 14[/hider]