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Bertha x Prof. Rowan
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She smiles at the young hero after the last of her ground-types fall, and offer some words of encouragement that Bertha knows he won't need. The boy silently goes to the next room, and she heals her Pokémon.
An hour after, he comes, busy as usual, gruff and stiff-lipped.
"How was she?" the earth queen smiles at the question, and smoothes her scarf. Imaginary dust is banished from her spotless white coat.
"Just like you said," she replies. "He's a Champion, that one."
He nods, and exits the room through the back door, heading to Flint's battle room.
It's nice to see her husband every now and then at work.
Just saying, but the members of the Pokémon League, and Gym Leaders are underappreciated.