Ned receives the offer with humbled gratitude, nodding his head in appreciation towards Raleigh. He considers the strange cloth before unravelling it and holding it out in front of him. With a quizzical glance from the item to Raleigh, Ned's brows furrow with confusion.

"Is it a .. cloak?" he asks, eyes sweeping over the robe-like shape of the thing. "Or perhaps .. vestments from .. Well, I'm not sure what from," he laughs. He bundles it up again and tucks it under his arm. "Yes, that is my thought, as well. I appreciate your concern for the small sapling; I know it is of no obligation for you to feel as such."