Same species different teachings.

Noel let out a small sigh as she sat leaned up against a tree. Noel stared at the water which reflected the darkness that was obvious in the sky, before the pond would glow reflecting the light from the sun but now this what it showed. Noel looked around the area noticing the Pokemon that decided to stay here, some brave or foolish or even unknowing of the dark ferals that littered this area, whatever the reasons they were happy for some reason, happy be with one another, happy to spend time together despite the darkness. Noel was here to make sure that they didn't have to deal with the ferals, they didn't know it but she felt they felt a bit safer with a large strong looking Lucario here.

Noel leaned back and shut her eyes for a moment deciding to think on the things she had heard of, Noel was worried about Az and her mother but felt Az was a smart kid, she'd be safe with her teacher to guide her. "Wait kid? I really gotta stop talking like I'm older then everyone." Noel muttered out, she was older then she was but after evolving she felt older for some reason, it was really weird but it happened. "Screw the darkness, I won't let anything happen here." Noel said to herself, her face showed a smile as she sat eyes closed enjoying the small amount of peace in the area.

Another day in the darkness. A golden riolu had been walking along a pathway back towards the pond. An area that he had come to enjoy in peace. Despite having two encounters there with other pokemon. He had felt mostly at peace when there. Looking at the little pouch tied to his wrist as he walked. Remaining silent and deep in thought as he did so.

I will continue to train Theynin... the golden riolu thought to itself as it arrived at the pond. As he had been approaching the area, he had sense another presence of aura there. He wasn't too worried about it at all as it seemed to not be moving around much. Whatever was there was most likely resting.

He had also come there to rest in some ways. However, he was mainly there to concentrate. The riolu eventually passed the other that was at the pond also. However, it was some distance between the two. The one patch of grass obscured the sight between the two in that spot. He then took his place among the same tree he had always sat by ever since he had found the pond. Looking at his pouch once more, he let out a very subtle sigh as he untied the pouch. Opening it to show the figure that was within it. He sat the figure in front of him as he stared at it for a moment.

Noel had sensed several presences but nothing malevolent in nature so she decided to ignore them for now. Noel opened her eyes and stared at the darkness above her, Noel sat upright and crossed her legs, she put one paw in front of herself and focused the Aura around her. Noel closed her eyes as the energy built up small sparks or energy around the area she was holding her paw, the energy came and slowly formed together in a small ball, not the normal Aura sphere size but she wasn't using the real attack just using aura manipulation. Noel threw the small ball back and forward between her paws feeling the energy flow between her two paws back and forward .

Noel then clenched her paw dispersing the energy and making it vanish. Noel opened her paw and looked at it, she smiled before sitting back again. Noel just wanted to test it once more, she loved that feeling while using Aura, using that skill made her mothers training and all the hardship she has gone through worth it, moving the small ball or aura made her at peace despite not knowing how to do it for that long.

Noel didn't know there was another who could sense Aura, she had sensed something but she had dismissed it for now, didn't seem like a threat and she wasn't that curious as to what it was, she had met one Riolu and a Lucario so it might just be one of those.

The golden riolu was just about to start his meditation when something spiked in his senses. The aura that he had passed on the way there had split into two and the second form had quickly formed a ball. The riolu froze stiff as he sensed this movement in aura. Quickly turning his head in the direction of the energy. He saw a small blue light just past the grass. He quickly stood up and saw the sphere of light. It was extremely similar, if not, it was an aura sphere.

The riolu quickly grabbed his trinket and put it in the bag and tied it on his wrist as he kept watching the light's movement go between to darker objects. The only thing he could think of was that the energy was formed from someone who could manipulate aura. The only thing he knew that could do that was another one of his kind, but evolved.

Is that... Theynin? he thought as the light vanished. The energy he had previously felt had faded and parts of it merged back in with the main source of the aura. He continued to stare in the direction of the aura user and pondered whether to come forth or not. Eventually deciding to do so, he slowly made his way forward towards the other pokemon. Stopping just short of being completely visible.

If the user was keen in their sight, they would see specks of gold in the grass ahead of them.

Noel sat looking at the ground, she heard small movements from in front of her and looked up towards the direction of the noise. Noel saw small a small thing of gold color in the grass but was not able to fully make it out. Noel smiled and closed her eyes for a moment, once she opened them they glowed with a faint blue tint, once she did that she was able to just see the Aura of the Pokemon in front of her, she closed her eyes once more and made the sight vanish and looked with her normal eyes. Noel had her normal cloak on so she was sure it'd be a bit harder to tell it was a Lucario without getting close enough to see her face.

Noel looked directly at the Pokemon in front of her before talking. "Can I help you with something?" Noel questioned letting the Pokemon know she was their, if it was here because of her using Aura Sphere then she guessed it was a Riolu, or just some gold colored Pokemon who saw her use the attack or Obera hiding in the grass for some reason, the last one made her laugh a bit thinking of that happening.

The golden riolu had stopped just before the taller patch of grass to prevent itself from being seen at the time. However, it was fairly certain that the other pokemon would of noticed him, especially if his guess of it being another one of his kind was true. Which this fact was immediately revealed as it spoke out stating if it could help him with something.

Raul then decided to push the grass aside to get a better look at the pokemon. What he saw made him freeze for a moment. It had been another of his kind. Glancing towards his bag then back the lucario. "I... I am sorry Theynin." he said as he quickly bowed down in respect. "I did not mean to disturb you..." he added. His voice seeming to be very confident with the exception of his initial apology, which he had stumbled on his words slightly due to being startled by the fact that a lucario was all the way out here.

He then got back up and looked at the lucario for another moment. He maintained eye contact for a moment before looking away. He hoped that this lucario would not question where his theynin was. If this lucario did ask, he would be forced to answer as it is against what he had been taught. He mustn't ever lie unless it was to protect another.

Noel stared at the Riolu for a moment before getting a confused look on her face. Noel had no idea what a Theynin was, maybe it was another term for Lucario, or elder. Noel decided she would ignore that initial question in her mind for now and speak. "You're not bothering me, I'm not really doing anything right now." Noel said, though it was a small lie she was practicing with her Aura manipulation. That had been interrupted many times so she was slightly used to it by now, as sad as that was.

Noel held eye contact until the Riolu decided to look away from her, Noel got another confused look before asking. "Is something wrong?" Noel questioned knowing you normally just looked away from someone when you had something to hide, or maybe he saw something shiny in that direction either or.

The riolu looked towards the Lucario as it asked what was wrong. His emotions quickly spiked with a mixture of sadness and regret, which affected the way his aura showed to others. It flickered slightly as it grew brighter to those that could sense it.

As he stood there staring, thoughts about his flight from his clan kept coming up. What was he going to say? He failed Tilestu and he ran away. It was as simple as that, but he couldn't muster the courage to say it. He had to deal with this once before when he had to inform the clan about what had happened in the mountains. Where his Theynin had gone when he arrived.
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Still staring at the Lucario, it was apparent that he had been caught in a corner. He didn't want to disrespect who he thought was Theynin by keeping what was wrong to himself. Nor did he want to lie as it is not honorable to do so unless it is to keep one safe. Tears starting to form in his eyes as he continued to stare at Noel.

He felt that he was being trapped in a spot where he could not escape. Despite all his training, he felt broken at the moment as tears formed in his eyes. "I... I am sorry Theynin." he broke out in tears.

Noel noticed the spike of emotion and Aura, she had no idea what this Pokemon had been through but it must of been bad to get this sort of response. Noel stood up and walked over to the small Riolu, kneeing down next to him while he was crying Noel patted the top of his head and just smiled at him. "No need to cry, you don't have to tell me what's wrong if you don't want to, I won't force you to do anything." Noel said staring at the Riolu, Noel had a soft smile and was trying to be nice.

"How about just a name for starts, mine's Noel. What's yours." Noel asked removing her paw from the top of his head, she just didn't want him crying. Mostly cause she felt like that was kinda her fault, even though she didn't mean it it seemed to be her fault.

In the back of her head she felt like Theynin was more then she originally thought if the Riolu felt this way about her asking a question, once he calmed down she'd ask him what exactly that was.

The golden riolu picked his head up and looked at the lucario that had patted his head stating that there was no need to cry. However he couldn't stop his tears as the lucario said this.

Theynin... doesn't know what happened? he thought as he continued to have the sadness course through his emotions. As the lucario stated her name then asked what his was. He froze for a moment. "Theynin, You... You do not wish to refer me as Cheynil?" he asked in a slightly calmer but curious tone. Tears still streaming from his face. "I... I am Raul." he managed to get out as he continued to calm down even further.

However, as the riolu had continued to refer to Noel as Theynin. He wasn't aware of the fact that she wasn't one. From where Raul had come from, all Lucario were Theynin by default.

Noel let out a small sigh before looking at Raul. "Something tells me that Theynin is something from where you come from. I am not part of your group so I don't have a title like that." Noel said not wanting to abuse something like a title, she knew that was dishonorable in many counts but she hadn't taken advantage of anything. "I'm a wanderer, well a Loner some would say, I live alone." Noel added thinking she might as well say what she was, not a guild member nor a outlaw, just some Lucario going wherever she wanted.

"That's the reason I said you don't have to say anything, I hold no power nor deserve any respect from you." Noel shifted from her kneed position to a sitting one with her legs crossed like before.

The golden riolu looked at the lucario for a good minute before speaking. He didn't quite understand it. Why did this lucario deny that it was Theynin. He hasn't heard about a lone lucario that hasn't passed Tilestu before. After that minute had gone by of the staring he sat down as his eyes started to dry up from the tears.

The golden riolu glanced towards the pouch on his wrist for a moment. He didn't know what to say at the moment. In some senses, this lucario is still considered Theynin as that is the teachings he had been taught. However, if this lucario didn't want to be recognized as Theynin, he would honor that request.

Noel saw the Riolu stare at her and knew, he most likely didn't understand despite the fact she said she wasn't part of his group. "You do know that a lot of Lucario's live in this world, not everyone is going to be part of your, clan." Noel said unsure of what to call this Riolu's group, she decided to stick with clan unless told otherwise. Noel noticed him stare at the wrist pouch for a moment, she was going to ask what was in the pouch but decided against it after a bit of thought, since this Riolu would still think she was a Theynin she decided asking questions on personal items was a bad idea, given the initial response from just asking what he was doing here.

"I guess a easier way to say it is this, I don't know what a Theynin, nor a Cheynil is. I have no idea where you come from nor any of your teachings." Noel said hoping that would make it clear for him, if not after this Noel would just roll with it.

The golden riolu named Raul continued to sit where it was as Noel spoke. He then looked down towards the pouch again. When she had stated she didn't know what Theynin or Cheynil meant. His thoughts quickly went racing as he searched for what those words meant to others. Looking back towards the lucario as he attempted to remember that knowledge. It was something that was taught in this kind of event. Where someone was an outsider that didn't know what the words meant.

It was pretty quick to find those words as it was one of the last few things he was taught before his trial. "Theynin has few meanings... Most common is teacher." he said in a calm tone. He had calmed down a lot after his little emotional breakdown. He figured she could guess what Cheynil was.

After the brief explanation, he had remained silent for the time. Every so often, he would glance towards his bag. His emotions would spike each time he saw it. However it was more subtle then his outbreak earlier.

Noel looked at Raul thinking it was quite clear what the other word meant, if a Lucario was a teacher then a Riolu was most likely a student. Noel felt she was no teacher though she wouldn't be able to deny it if asked, she was teaching Aaron a few things. "I see." Noel mumbled out looking at Raul as he kept staring at the item in the pouch, despite the fact she didn't want to pressure him curiosity won out in the end and she decided to ask. "What's in the bag?" Noel questioned wondering why he kept looking at it if it made his emotions spike like that, wouldn't it be easier just to not look at it.

While Noel waited for him to respond she got a random chill up her spine, she looked around the area wondering why that happened, she stared at nothing for a moment before looking back at Raul. "Calm down Noel you're just on edge because of everything." Noel said to herself under her breath shaking her head.