[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Iron]

Nathan does catch the pokeball.  With surprising speed.  And when Ventus leaves, he looks at Raphael, a sad expression on his face.

"Well?  Are you going to try and get along with Orthros, actually give him a chance?  I assure you that he won't be trying anything, that he's different from the ones we encountered a couple weeks ago, however slight that difference is.  And quite frankly, I trust you to believe me more than Ventus right now.  Just between you and me, I didn't tell Orthros to do anything in particular.  I trust he's not going to intentionally get into any trouble.  If he does, that's what Calam and Starmie are for.  Well, part of what they're here for.  I think you can guess what the other reason they're here for is."

Orthros is still behind Nathan, still very much scared.

What does Raphael really think of this, I wonder...

Delta Houndour doesn't have the Dark typing, so Raphael doesn't have an innate problem with the species. The pack did bring down a lot of misery on Corsage Port, which affected Raphael strongly, so he has reason to agree with his master. 
He'll be following orders on this one, but that doesn't preclude giving Houndour a chance. Raphael can indeed hope that Orthros  turns out like Apsis: an unexpected brother/sister.