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"I was trying to head back to that large building we are all staying at, the..."

This word was unfamiliar to her and she stumbled over it briefly in her efforts to recall it.

"Ap... apt-- Apartment building. I thought it might be safer inside with darkness falling. I would appreciate the escort."

The hawk scream which sent Mrs. Brisby scurrying off to dive under the nearest rack of magazines. She couldn't be attacked from above here!

"You should be careful! If that hawk is hungry enough to still fly around even with you here it might just be desperate enough to attack you."

It was doubtful that such a small hawk could kill such a large human but those claws and sharp beak could certainly do some damage to one.