Princess nodded as he huffed, relaxing into the petting even as Eva clarified. "All pokemon understand humanity to one point or another. I- I'm not the best person to get into this with. B-But yes. Pokemon can understand us."

If she's nervous it's mostly because she doesn't want to get into Certain Topics. "And he's safe to pet as long as you don't do it while he's sleeping. He bites then. I almost lost a finger when I was younger."