[ Bones is good with touch -- he's hands-on with his patients, especially novices who have the harrowing experience of surviving this hell-hole on top of everything else going on in their soon-to-be-undead lives.

Which is to say he squeezes Matt's arm, letting the guy lean on him if he needs it. Coughing up an entire flower has to hurt like hell. (Not that Bones would know. ]

That's a whole lotta meanings for one spindly-looking flower.

[ Leonard McCoy is a doctor, not a flower expert. But as a doctor, he is duty-bound to his patients, and right now that means Matt. ]

Flower sickness. 'pparently the real name is hanahaki. We reckon the pollen from last month put the start of those flowers in people's lungs, all around the castle. Goes away once you get what you're yearning for, but until then, well.

[ He motions to the flower. He hardly wants the kid to freak out, but he won't sugarcoat it, either. ]