The first Badger nods. "It drifted off on its own. Somebody forgot to tether it, and the wind picked up."
The second Badger continues. "It drifted down the river. Radar puts a bit downstream, snagged on some brush by the river's edge, maybe an hours brisk walk."
The first Badger picks up where the second Badger left off. "We would have gone to get it for you, but our mission was to guard the portal and make sure no enemies came through. Nothing in our orders about retrieving missing equipment elsewhere."
The second Badger takes up the tale again. "Besides, we weren't sure if it wasn't you using the Force to bring it somewhere at the time."
The first Badger nods again. "Jedi are sneaky that way."
The snecond Badger looks Tarkin in the eyes. "What do you consider visitors?"
The pair of Badgers help themselves to some more cookies, waiting for the Jedi to respond.