[Michael's Pokemon are in their balls; he's been keeping them there until the nightly campfire, unless there's something to actually fight. No reason for them to slog through this frozen hellscape just because he has to.]

Mmm, Camilla. She reads far more into their behavior than is there; it's really no wonder.

But good, that's good. It's just that I'm still getting used to caring for humans, and those are actually people you can talk to.

["Bonding with Animals" is probably at least a 200-level course.]