By then, the bird's hit the floor and is scampering over to take up its post next to Gaeta. Fluffing up its tailfeathers, it spins back around once it pulls even with him, keeping pace for the whole walk (well, hobble) back to the bed.

As soon as he lowers himself to the mattress with a groan, the bird takes a seat by his foot, right underneath the stump of his right leg.