Unable to find any explanation for his unnatural growth Hazel made his way back to Watership Down. As chief he still had the responsibility of making sure everything was ship-shape, but during the journey back he had one very unusual experience.
A single young woman expressed the least amount of fear he'd seen upon the face of any human he encountered since he became a giant. After a while of him looking her over and her periodically patting his paw he finally had a pretty good understanding of what she was after; she actually wanted him to take her. It was the very first time a rabbit could be said to have a pet.
