That's not quite a refusal, Dimitri notes. It's simply the kind of thing that someone makes when an offer is made they weren't prepared for, or that they feel shy about accepting. He keeps that in mind for later.

But again: There are other things to focus on.

Dimitri looks down at the Pokedex that Claude has out, thinking on their situation. A part of him wants to get out into the fray immediately, but... He knows now that there isn't any good to be had in rushing things. The Pokecenter is a flurry of activity, but at least it's safe for the time being - a good place to figure out their plan of attack.

"I suspect that the leaders are easy to spot... but reaching them will be something else," Dimitri says, which is just saying the obvious. It was always the leaders of their enemies, whether an officer or... otherwise that were the hardest to reach in the war. Dimitri is something of an outlier in that aspect. "If we knew where they were situated, or if they had somewhere to regroup... There must be somewhere or someone that is tending to any injuries, just like in any war."