He had watched the strange woman's approach from the corner of his eyes, intrigued and more than a little awed by the beautiful wings on her back. She wore them out so brazenly, without any disguise or glamour, and that as much as anything was proof that he wasn't on his world anymore. He wasn't sure whether she would approach him, or if she wanted to be seen, but she soon answered that question by approaching - and proving that the wings were more than just ornamental.
He unfolded himself hesitantly, rising to bow to her, for though he didn't recognize her species she had enough features in common with certain sprites and elves among the hidden Fair Folk that there was no doubt she was more one of them than he was, given his halfbreed heritage. "Not... not on purpose, no, Fair One," he said shyly, looking up again as soon as it was polite to admire her wings once more. "I'm... I'm lost and not sure what to do next," he admitted with more openness than he had intended, but he was so relieved to see someone else who wasn't human that the honest words slipped out unbidden, and he felt a blush of embarrassment rising to his darkly-tanned cheeks. "Is this your land?"
He unfolded himself hesitantly, rising to bow to her, for though he didn't recognize her species she had enough features in common with certain sprites and elves among the hidden Fair Folk that there was no doubt she was more one of them than he was, given his halfbreed heritage. "Not... not on purpose, no, Fair One," he said shyly, looking up again as soon as it was polite to admire her wings once more. "I'm... I'm lost and not sure what to do next," he admitted with more openness than he had intended, but he was so relieved to see someone else who wasn't human that the honest words slipped out unbidden, and he felt a blush of embarrassment rising to his darkly-tanned cheeks. "Is this your land?"
