Do you hear what I hear?

The desperation in Beatrix 's shrill cries made Remi's heart tumble in his avian chest. Had they all known the labyrinth was a potentially dangerous place to be the hawk might have felt less sympathy for the frightened child, but how could they have known? This was a new world, and given that the rodents below had told Bea to follow them, it wasn't so surprising that the girl had. Still. This seemed a wildly improbable and upsetting way for both the hawk and the child to learn their lesson about this part of the world. As the pathway expanded to once again provide a straight column for Bea to run down, Remi swooped low again, his talons outstretched to grab the closest of the rodents. Mauling them with his talons rather than killing them, he threw them back at the oncoming hoard in hopes of slowing them down. With another cry, Remi circled back towards Bea, gliding above her and, at the next junction, trying to guide her. They were close to the exit now, and if she continued to follow him they should be free and clear in a matter of minutes. remi the alchemist