Sun Mote Copse Hit your heart.

Sometimes, Alyx didn't seem to have anything in common with her twin, but there were other times that she and Q operated on the same wavelength. Today was one of those days. Ooooh, she exclaimed when Quetzal dropped a shiny rock, craning her neck to get a good look at it. It glinted in the dappled forest sunlight and she was amazed at how clean it was. Quetzal wasn't known for being overly tidy...

Before she could say or sign anything to her twin, Q was off again like a rocket, leaving Alyx with a blubbering Towhee, who asked what the leaves were. Remembering for once that Towhee couldn't hear, Alyx began to sign. She was still pretty clumsy about it, so maybe it didn't make a lot of sense, but she did her best: Stars in trees. Good healing?

Frowning, she added, help Towma?