Nagini glared at the sleeping form of her first Speaker. He had pushed himself too far after securing the two new Speakers. At least he had listened when she finally ordered him to bed around midnight, threatening to trap him in bed for a full week if he didn't listen. The way he had stumbled into bed and curled up against the other Speakers was cute but spoke heavily of his exhaustion.
Nagini didn't like it. She could scent the pain from her new charges and the weariness from her first one. The three of them were staying in bed today!
The quiet pop of a Brownie, more commonly called House Elves, distracted the serpent from her brooding. Sliding out of bed and into the main room she hissed in inquiry at the creature. The elf squeaked and then slowly brought out the little picture book they had come up with for her to communicate things other than warning or "I will eat you" to them. Not a single wizard was aware of its existence and Nagini planned to keep it that way.
Using her tail on the unshrunken book that was placed on the floor in front of her Nagini flipped through the pictures and charts of related pictures. The first thing she pointed at was a wizard before jabbing at it 3 times then at a plate of food and repeating the triple jab. Next she pointed at the image for a bed then a cage then an ice pack, the agreed upon sequence that meant that her wizard was on enforced bed rest for the moment. The second and third repetition slightly confused the elf until Nagini made him look at her Speakers still sleeping in bed. The elf brightened in understanding and nodded vigorous, silent, agreement. There would be three breakfasts in bed and the trio was on bed rest.
Nagini hissed in quiet thought as she skimmed through the familiar book. Just keeping the trio on elf enforced bed rest wasn't going to be enough. Making a decision the serpent indicated a goblin image and then a healer image before tapping on a question mark to indicate request rather than vital need. She would much prefer the blond female healer who's nest they were staying in but she also knew that her first speaker could and would bully her into letting him do some work instead of properly resting. The goblin healers tended to be more sturdy in the face of his upset. Besides, her Tom wasn't the only one who needed checking.
Closing the picture book with her tail the mothering serpent sent the elf on its way to follow her directions before returning to the bed to rejoin her charges. The day was going to be interesting after all and watching them sleepily cuddle was cute.