Hideaway Strath 20 going on 50

None of his symptoms struck her as particularly worrisome; it sort of sounded like he had a common cold. She thought briefly of consulting with Raven but discarded the idea out of hand. Her sister had infants to look after and Towhee would never risk exposing mother or pups to illness, even a minor one, which Rye's seemed to be.

-"I'm no doctor but I'm thinking you'll probably live,"- she quipped. -"Why don't you come with me and get something to eat, then we can rest? Seeing as I've already been exposed and everything,"- Towhee concluded with a shrug. She liked to think she had a powerful immune system and wouldn't catch whatever he had, though if she did, she'd weather it. She supposed that some part of her had already decided Rye was worth that risk.