As the adrenalin of battle ebbed away inside her, Nat felt ashamed, as she always did after a battle. She felt aweful for putting Blaze, Sean, and Ruby through what she did.
She walked over to Ruby and quickly tended to her wounds. The teen-aged girl again looked quite small, frail, and helpless as she wrapped bandages around her bleeding partner and administered a Super Potion.
She walked to where Sean sat, cradling Ruby in her arms. It was difficult to do this, as she was very weak. Nat knelt beside him and took his hand gently, her own cupping around Blaze's pokeball as well.
"You're a great trainer, Sean. I was amazed the battle took that long. You can't feel bad for what happened. Good has come out of it. You and Blaze will grow stronger now, defeat always brings better results than victory."