Believe me, I am holding out all the hope I can that I will find at least one of them soon...

[That isn't to say he completely agrees that he's easy pickings without them. He just has to be a little more strategic than normal.

He does smile at that last bit though. There's a little bit of surprise in it too, because he can't say he expected Sigrun to say that.]

You will, now? My, how comforting! [That is not sarcasm at all, since...well, Sigrun's more than proven herself at this point.] You have my thanks.

...Perhaps I can do the same, once I find my Pokemon. Either way, I would love to at least show you one sometime.