"Right, right," says Ethan, stifling another laugh so Silver doesn't decide he hates him too much and leaves. "Once an idiot, always an idiot, right? Not that it's ever stopped you from picking a fight every time we met."

The path seems to disappear over a hill in the distance, indicating that the Rattata must have been travelling pretty far. Absentmindedly, Ethan wonders exactly how big this floating region is.