Watching Axew take tiny bites, savoring every mouthful, Xinhai's eyes filled with a gentle smile.
He shared more fruit pulp with Charmander and Weedle. Charmander had been so eager that the flame on its tail was swaying wildly; the moment it received the fruit, it took a huge bite with an "Awoo!" Weedle, meanwhile, hugged a small piece with its pink prolegs and gnawed on it slowly.
Xinhai ate a piece himself before handing the remaining Pecha Berry to the other partners.
Blaziken accepted hers steadily, Gardevoir gracefully lifted hers with Confusion, Zigzagoon wolfed his down, while Krokorok and Mightyena quietly enjoyed the sweet treat as well.
Feebas blew out a string of bubbles from its basin, and Xinhai fed it the mashed fruit pulp he had specially set aside.
The room filled with the sweet fragrance of fruit, warm and peaceful.
Axew soon finished its piece of Pecha Berry. Still wanting more, it licked the juice from its claws, then looked at Xinhai with glittering purple-red eyes before glancing shyly at the fruit left on the plate.
Xinhai chuckled and gave it another small piece. "Eat slowly. There's plenty more. But you can't eat too much at once. Your stomach needs time to adjust."
"Axew!" Axew nodded hard and ate even more slowly this time, savoring every sweet bite.
While the little ones enjoyed their Berries, Xinhai sat down at the desk and opened his notebook.
Sunlight streamed through the window, casting warm patches of light across the paper.
He carefully planned out the next few days of life in Fallarbor Town.
The first priority was undoubtedly helping Axew recover. He had to follow Nurse Joy's plan strictly.
At the same time, the other partners' training could not be completely neglected, though it needed to shift toward polishing techniques,