Donovan smiled and waved back at Latias, it was always a pleasure to have such a shining beacon of positivity amongst the stiff upper lips on the rest of the guards. He turned towards Claire, who had addressed his question, and listened.
So the darkness had indeed been the bearer of bad news, though the exact nature of the darkness had yet to be appraised. Donovan felt a slight relief in knowing that he was right to send his birds out to patrol the immediate surroundings.
"A dark force? I knew there was something off about the sunrise, never expected it to be such a large problem." He started walking to his seat, talking as he walked. The exhaustion he had exhibited earlier seemed to vanish. "I had both Talonflame and Staraptor search for anything out of the ordinary, but we found nothing. If we are going to be doing some reconnaissance, I am glad to say that I have two perfect candidates for the job." The guard turned his head to look at the Talonflame that had chosen to rest on his chair, not an entirely unexpected move. It was why he had the chair modified in the first place, after all. "Both of the Pokemon at my command would be invaluable for that task, I'm sure Sorren would agree with that."
He finally reached his chair and took a seat, just under the Talonflame. It felt good to sit down after such strenuous physical activities, even if he didn't show it.