Alyson and Quake eyed each other while the adults with experience talked the shield maiden out of a journey into the Underdark. The fire-stone dragon sat down and munched on some multicolored rocks after the elmentalist heated them up.
"Okay! Okay!" Serna finally conceded, "No Underdark for me--ever! I get it!"
"So, are we camping now or still walking because I am getting a little hungry and bored just standing here." Alyson said nonchalantly.
"Adventure! Humph! Excitement! Humph! A Jedi craves not these things!" Irzen replied in his best Yoda voice.
Serna broke out into gales of laughter.
The Bronze Man raised an eye brow at the swordsman but said nothing.
"Feeling homesick, Irzen?" The platinum knight inquired.
The Swordsman gave The Platinum Knight a sly grin.
"Nah, he's just being a his typical Earthling self to lighten the mood." Alyson waved at the swordsman.
"She pretty much hit the nail on the head." The Swordsman confessed as he walked on, "Someone had to do it. Why not me?"
"Onward! Onward to East Port!" Caliaphy flew over to a rock posing as SuperGirl.
"I agree! Let's go." The Swordsman ushered the others onward, "If we keep up a good pace, we can reach Prince Birch's land by nightfall. And I have no doubt that he will welcome us with open arms, warm beds and a hearty dinner."
Serna laughed at Caliaphy while she struck her pose, "You realize you're not going to get anywhere fast posing like that, don't you?"
The kurori wave her off and fluttered over, "I can pose like a superhero if I want to, Serna."
"I know! I know!" The Shield Maiden laughed and held up her hand to ward her off, "But you still look silly."
Alyson snickered finally jumping up onto Quake's back offering a hand to anyone else who wanted to ride instead of walking. "We can all go faster if everyone gets on Quake."
Lazheros mused accepting Alyson's hand up onto the elemental dragon's back, "I admit I am usually the one carrying everyone but I am curious to see how fast Quake can travel over land."
"I admit that I'm surprised that you don't just fly," Irzen quipped at Lazheros, "At the very least you could scout ahead and give us a heads up on any possible encounters of the hostile kind. Still, it's your choice as to how you wish to travel."
"I do have reasons for not flying except only when I need to, Swordsman. I prefer to remain in human form and its easier for me to converse with all of you than in my natural form." The bronze man stated.
"Fair enough," The Swordsman joked, "Although I thought you were going to say that your arms were tired. Ha! Ha! Ha!"
"Hahaha!" Madeous chuckled, "Irzen, Serna your next and I will get on last."
Serna climbed atop Quake's back and Irzen followed suit.
Madeous jumped up onto the Quake's back easily enough and waited for Alyson's que.
"Out of curiosity, Quake, how fast can you run?" The Swordsman asked in pure curiosity.
The fire-stone dragon gave the Swordsman a toothy grin but said nothing as her pace went from a walk, trot, and fluid gallop of a thorough bred horse at the speed of a passenger train going fifty miles per hour. Her ability to Earth Glide made their trip fluid and without any stops along the east coast gradually slowing down a mile south of East Port beyond the city limits.
"Oh! You can run THAT fast!" The Swordsman answered his own question, "Pretty cool! We got here a heck of a lot faster than I thought. We might be too early for dinner but its never too early for a mid-afternoon snack. Shall we go onward into yonder city?"
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