-She puts her hand on his forehead to check his temperature-
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?-She looks at him-
You are sick. Very, very sick. And that means that I am in charge and you need to rest until I decide you are not sick.
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?-Looks at him like he just asked the dumbest question possible-
I did.
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?-Smiles-
-Then sits on a chair across from the bed, content to watch him sleep all night-
-Too dangerous to sleep herself-
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?...
-She gets up and gently reaches over to examine his arm-
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?-Your friend is a bird-
-This is all your fault-
-You must have imagined birds while you were healing him-
-This is going to be the last straw he is never going to let you live with him now if he knows you can turn him and everything he loves into birds at a moment's notice-
-Maybe you can soften the blow by turning all of his family into birds-
-Then they could all live as birds and they would follow you around and eating bread-
-No, that is crazy-
-Seeds would be better-
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?-She gently runs her fingertips over the feathers, mystified-
Hmmm...
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?-She smiles-
-He is safe with you-
-What a strange feeling-
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?-Decides she will be the best birdkeeper the Planet ever saw-
-Everyone will be jealous of the sheer volume of birdage she will command-
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?

This isn't gonna make me better, because I'm not sick.