[She falls into step beside him, just slightly behind to let him lead.]

Yes, they did cover the workings of this place fairly thoroughly. I found it interesting that there are those who are more interested in breeding and raising Pokémon than seeing how many trainers and Gyms they can defeat.

As for other questions... Maria mentioned that there is a Lion Ushiromiya here, and that you were friends with them. Is that why you came all this way to escort me?