"The difference is that those people volunteer for that training and that life. They have a clear say of yes or no rather then this dubious consent that you claim to have," Cassie told him stubbornly, but she no longer sounded as certain as she had. The story of Gible choosing to follow Ash had thrown her a bit, which she might have dismissed as a lie, but she sensed that his response had been the truth, as had Pikachu and Gible's reactions to her words. They still seemed to be backing their "trainer" and she saw no sign that they were at all unhappy with him. In fact, she got precisely the opposite feeling.

Uncertainly, she looked between the two Pokemon. "Is... this really what you want? You don't have to fight. I only want to help you."