The man shrugged,<strong>"I don't know, for I am not a demon.  I am, I suspect, like thee.  I've been trapped in this realm for..."</strong><br/><br/>He paused and looked into the air for a moment as his eyes seemed to glaze over.  When he looked back at her she saw a mix of sadness and resignation on his face,<strong>"If I am honest I do not know how long I hath been trapped here.  Time moves differently here from mine own world.  What I hath thought to be a day passed, I have seen the growth of a great tree.  What I hath thought weeks hath seen no growth of mine hair.  It seemeth to me that I was brought here, a prisoner a lifetime ago, yet I remain the same age as when I was taken.  Always the master taunts me, but I hath made a place of saftey, and mine will is strong, and he no longer tries to reach me."</strong><br/><br/>The man smiled,<strong>"A stale mate perhaps, he can not break mine will while I remain in my sanctuary, but I can not escape this realm unless I do.  So thusly, he wins."</strong><br/><br/>The man shook his head and suddenly looked very sad and tired.<strong>"I hath done thee poorly lass.  I asketh thy name without providing mine own.  I am Char, once known as I'char'tili, of the wood elves of the Tirkili wood.  Now mighteth I know thine name?"</strong>