The Live Mouse Winds You

All the gears in the room stopped for a moment as the other clockwork animals paused to listen. Chickety hopped forward and pecked at another invisible crumb, but did not waste the movement needed to look at Sparrow. The live mouse emerged from behind the potted fern with the missing wind of key tied in his tail. If I can climb the chandelier to wind you, then I reckon I can reach a crystal for myself.