Damen pauses, a safe distance away still, not wanting to get any closer if it isn't welcome. He knows how frightening it must be, to meet a man with the body of a serpent (in this case, he doesn't know at all).

To want proof, some kind of assurance, that seems fair, considering the circumstances. "To keep those men with their guns-" He motions over the crest of sand, to where there are only just flickers of movement right now. "-from shooting you on sight. I have it on good authority that 'bullets' are quite painful."

He's quiet for a minute as he looks Draco over again. "You look a little bit like someone I know."