[Kotori herself leaves the comfortable zone of her friend's head to fly closer to Deery, knowing well that the timid Deerling wouldn't handle such an eerie success well. Leafeon takes the chance to approach it's trainer too, more confident in nature yet unused to this kind of event. It's unnatural, whatever this is.

Why would there be children around at this time of the night?...

But if there is any chance of there being real children inside, then...]

... We have to.

[The young bird's voice comes off surprisingly serious this time, her tone soft yet decided. Frightening? of course it is! but how worse would it be for any child or pokemon is something bad is really happening here?]

Either there are lost children around or s-something is wrong and the pokemon of the Lake shrine could be in danger, we can't just... go back.

[She pauses for a bit]

It's fine if you want to stay, Yakumo. T-this is pretty scary.