[He had wanted to catch up with her yesterday. On the other hand, he got caught up for quite some time in Ichigo's noise-box trap, to say nothing of other reapers stepping up their game. It was a busy day, and he was lucky to survive. Maybe it wasn't luck, but modesty was one thing Grovyle kept nearby.

By the time the mission had been cleared, she was nowhere to be found, the two of them constantly missing each other.

Thus, it's only when she nears the tower that she will see him, leaning against a nearby wall.]

...sorry about yesterday. Today... we can't pull those antics. Gotta work together or else we won't have a snorunt's chance in a volcano.