[Meta thread] Iron's PokeRole Adventure: The Skull Ruins

[Lord Windos]

It is difficult to prevent ever present causes for tension, yes.  Nathan's probably not going to try and keep it a secret, unfortunately.  It's too intriguing for him to outright ignore (particularly after he caught it), and trading it away is probably a bad idea for many reasons.  He's not really the type for keeping unnecessary secrets, either.

Hopefully everyone's a little more tolerant of the dog when Nathan explains his reasoning...and when Starmie inevitably Hydro Pump and Bubble Beams the dog when it starts getting rowdy.

I think you are forgetting Ventus pathological fear and anger. He will NEVER, EVER trust that dog, and will be just waiting for the chance to put it down with justifiable cause. You are better off just giving it to Dr Mallorn for his own research, and getting a suitable reward for such a specimen. Less fuss on Ven's part, and Dhiva won't be terrified of the demon.