They were annoyed at being disturbed in such a manner but Lilith didn't show her aggravation.
"Your pet seems disturbed about something!" Lilith said to him.
"It's not my pet!"
Lilith became puzzled and told him that she and the other four women found it hopping around on the ground and on his back when they found them. They presumed that the crow was a pet and let it come to the abbey with them.
"Let it in!" Boyce told her and she slowly went over to the window and opened it, pushing the swinging pane enough to let the crow hop in.
It stretched its wings and cawed then flew right to Boyce and hopped around on his lap.
"It's a very strange bird, I think. I haven't seen many crows, only a few during my childhood, then I see this one throughout my entire trip from Besten." He told Lilith, about his odd feelings towards the bird and the sudden affinity that seems to have formed between them.
"Lilith, will you push that small table over here?" he requested to her and she didn't hesitate to do his bidding.
When she brought the small table to the side of the bed, he took the crow on his wrist and set it down on the table.
They talked and watched the bird make a joking spectacle of itself and this continued through to the evening when Lilith collected some of the dirty compresses that she used on Boyce when he was unconscious.