She huffed slightly, looking down at the bird. “There’s a plague going around,” she said slowly, brushing back the feathers to show him the hole. “See?”
"It's an indicator of the Plague," she said, setting the bird down gently. "We've been seeing more and more animals dropping dead from it."
“I’m really not,” she said. “I don’t mean any disrespect towards your kind, but it’s true. Your government won’t put any resources towards fixing this problem until it’s endangering humans.”
"But your government," she persisted, turning to him. "I'm not talking about an individual level, here. This isn't an offensive remark; it's just the priorities of your people in power."
