And oh, but as she hears his name, her warm smile brightens into a shining thing of delight. Susan clasps her hands before her.

"Well-met indeed, sai Reepicheep," she tells him. "Nay, this place isn't in Aslan's Country, but ye can reach it from there. It's a waystation - we'd say a waystation on the side of the Tower - that connects worlds, and there's all sorts that come here."

She pats the top of the bar, murmuring a request to hold her letter and her drink for now.

"There's someone else I know who'd be delighted to see ye, say true. Would'ee do me the kindness of coming with me outside?"