Vesper simply sat on the grass, calmly sipping his tea and examining this new arrival, before piping up.

"Indeed. That's why I am here also: rest from the open road. That, and Redwall food is, I had heard, among the best in Mossflower."

He held up a half-finished scone.

"And indeed, they don't disappoint. Some of the best I've had in all my years."