[[Kato is silent and watching for a moment longer, before he smiles, waving idly with the hand not occupied with the Zorua's ears.]]

Of course. We do need our grunts to be fairly powerful, after all; the trainers these days are getting stronger and stronger. If you think you'll be defeating me any time soon, however, you're sadly mistaken. But I do appreciate a good dose of idealism in my day.

[[Ego? What ego??]]