With a twinkle in his eyes, Baloo started waving alongside Ayse. "Goodbye! Thanks for listening to us! It was nice meeting elves for the first time–"
Many heads swiveled back to the ogre, not including Veik.
But it was an elbow to the side that interrupted Baloo's boastful goodbye.
Baloo rubbed his side and looked down at Ayse. "Did I say something wrong?"
"No… Just keeping your head on straight," Ayse reasoned. "We talked our way out this time. Don't expect that to be the norm. And for the record, elves are technically called Alforri. From their home world Alforro.
"Not all elves have a stick up their ass, like Veik. That's usually a sign that the person's from Alforro instead of a colony world or any other modern planet."
LaRee had a few different questions for his posse boss. He sauntered over to Ayse, leaned in, and softly asked, "What was it that you said to him?"