Ved
	He looked over to her, smiling a bit.
[color=007236]"We are always near mankind, though it id true we are rarely seen."[/color]
	He mused gently, taking a long puff from his pipe, looking he over. He hadn't seen a person up close in a few hundred years, and thought fondly of how smooth their composition was, how soft and frail they truly seemed. It was a change from his own bark-like skin and grassy hair.
[color=007236]"I am Ved."[/color]
	He stated plainly with a smile, continuing to look her over. Some people would suggest that he was checking her out, but he didn't know of women in that manner.