"OWW!" The white beholder yelped in pain.

Quake let out of a giggle and a snort.

Harley rotated in the elementals direction suddenly, "What are you laughing at?"

"Hehehehe! You, silly!" Another giggle escaped from Quake, "serves you right, you big 'ole eye ball!"

Lazheros resisted the urge to smile. After all he found the aberration's comment amusing. "Stay your hand, Mertul. He has a point and it has been awhile since I've 'stretched my wings' so to speak. But first, they must succeed."

Madeous chuckled and raised his glass to them, "Sarcastic as ever, Harley. You two are definitely the oddest pair of friends I met all those years ago and wouldn't change a thing."

Alyson started to get up and intervene but her uncle grabbed her hand, "Let them have at it. Those two are ironically very similar in the whole he said/she said argument."

She sat back down and let the drama play out between the elemental and aberration. It would definitely make for a great comedy show. Well maybe.

Mertul moved out of the way of the drama unfolding between Quake and Harley and suggested they take their argument out back while the rest could enjoy the visit.

The elementalist sighed and finished her smoothie slowly. -I miss being able to fly. Well, just enjoying it and not being attacked by natural predators. What view that was over the Shimmer Horn mountains. Breath taking.-

The Bronze Man reached for his drink on the table and took a sip then set it back with a telepathic reply to Alyson, -I would be glad to take you up in the clouds sometime. As soon as your friends find the relic.-

Alyson gave Lazheros a disappointing look as if say she'd like to go now but his duty to Asylum took president.

"Test? Do you always test people not of Asylum?" She asked the Bronze Man.

"Yes and no. Your friends made the choice to interfere, and so began the test."

Madeous took another big gulp of his smoothie without brain freeze. "Upon entering Asylum all those years ago, we were all tested back then. The true test was when the Torque Armanda tried to invade and conquer the city. They were driven back to their territory. We pursued them in our own ships making VERY clear, the people of Asylum will not be conquered."

The Bronze let out a chuckle upon hearing the commotion from outside. -Perhaps I can help with Quake's mishap from using Polymorph.-

*****

Harley and Quake exited the tavern out the back and continued insulting and name calling each other. It was rather funny for on lookers walking by to see two unusual creatures having an argument.

"Dinosaur!"

"Eye Ball!"

"Magic mishap!"

"The lights on but nobody is home!"

"Mindy!"

"Elmira!"

Quake grappled the beholder, "Eight ball in the corner pocket!"

They were literally in each others face, or big eye to eye. Harley now grappled in the elemental's grip used one of his eye stalks aiming to the ground beneath Quake and lurched forward throwing her off balance with a resounding thud.

Quake went to step back loosing her footing from the grease. "WHOAAAAAA!" She fell on back not feeling a thing. "Ooooo! Pretty colors!"

"Now that's what I call an elemental who can't break dance! Mwhahahaha!"