[Now that he was in, however, she might find it hard to push him back outside her walls. There was a strategy behind bringing down every wall, and even rebuilt, his eyes could find the cracks.]

He is both protective and insistent. I would not have thought my shoulder an ideal perch, but he made it so. [The other animals had seemed glad of his presence and attentions as well, but the bird had been his hear-constant companion in the time he was over.] It serves its purpose well, especially if it offers you comfort now. Do you need anything else? [She was wrapped in a blanket and his long coat, but he would grant a request for anything else to help her recovery.]