[ a caged bird? he answers with his first impulse: ]

That it must be treasured very much, for someone to want to keep it so close.

... but is that best for the bird? Even if it is treated kindly, is it not being kept from the sky it longs for? That it's born for?

[ he is a hopeful person. cheerful, bright, kind. but in matters of ownership, in keeping, in being a steward - he does find himself wrestling with the nuance often.

and given the lead-up to this conversation, he can't help but feel like that difficult part is what they need to talk about ]