[ the sudden appearance of a topiary and hedge clippers out of thin air is momentarily surprising, but he does his best to not pay it much mind. he hardly has the time when what she's doing with the hedge is more important, and freaking out over every weird thing that happens in these tunnels would be, frankly, exhausting.

but thankfully, it's just as he thought! there's only one other dragon tamer that he knows about in this place, and Raihan is certain he'd back him up if need be. validation, here we come. ]

Hate to break it to you, but he lives in a Poké Ball, too. That's Lance's Dragonite - he's a Dragon-type Pokémon, just like Duraludon here. Whatever you know about animals probably doesn't apply, since they're not animals in the first place...

[ it might be strange to hear that Duraludon is supposedly a dragon, considering that nothing about him looks very draconic in nature. but the Pokémon is listening intently, and looks to Viridi when he's addressed. there's not an easy way he can communicate to her, but the intensity in his eyes at least shows that there's no fear towards her or Raihan. ]

Poké Balls aren't harmful - they're about as safe of an environment as you can get.