Lucian strolled forwards after each of them had spoken before his eyes rested on Oaken. A wave of realisation hit him about Kalmia's reason for choosing Lucian over Oaken , a devilish grin briefly grew on his face before he approached the boy extending his hand in a friendly way [color=ed1c24]"Hello,Oaken. My name is Lucian, would you care to battle? Sorry to hear you didn't get to join Kalmia's little team of hopefuls but I assure you"[/color] A slight grin once again flashed on his face [color=ed1c24]"Everyone in this group deserves the right to be here. For one reason or another, but I'm sure you will still put up a spectacular fight."[/color] The darkly dressed teenager quickly withdrew his hand before Oaken could shake it [color=ed1c24]"having said that, time is money, so let's get this battle going quickly"[/color] He turned to the rest of Kalmia's group [color=ed1c24]"would any of you ladies or gentlemen care to join me in beating this fellow and one of his other assosiates?"[/color] Lucian asked , as he reached into his pocket for his pokeball, containing houndour.