Noctisardor Bypass it might be the chasing dynamic

She absolutely did not want to eat this poor, tiny creature. Her mother said it was okay if she did not, and Kikimora sniffled, because it didn't feel okay. She suggested they put it somewhere else, a place where another could make use of its body, and that didn't really make her feel any better.

Kikimora blinked down at the vole, at its lifeless body and misshapen head. Her stomach churned; she swallowed back the nausea, then gently gathered the small creature between her teeth.

Her eyes streamed but she blinked up at the Den Mother again, eager to hurry this along so she could forget all about the terrible part she'd played.