Cy'la tilted her chin downward in graceful acknowledgement of the Terran's greeting.  His intent did not seem evil or malicious but on a planet like this it paid to be cautious, thus she would neither divulge her true name nor the planet she hailed from.  But perhaps the Terran would be helpful in her quest for information.<br/><br/>"Greetings, AlexanderRipleyVergilus," she said melodically.  Her common was very heavily accented, though the way she spoke had an almost rolling purr to it so it was not something displeasing to the ear.  The T'Leian holy woman only had a basic knowledge of common, but it was enough to get her by usually so she hoped the Terran would understand her.  "I am known as Aquavitae, or Aqua," if the Terran understood Latin he would note the reference, Aqua Vitae meaning water of life.  "And this is my friend, Ether.  He does not communicate verbally, only ..."  Oh what was the word! ... telenom- ... teletan- ... her mind was racing to remember the proper term until she finally decided against it.  "... only with his mind," she finished.  "What is it that brings you to this planet?"