Swiftcurrent Creek and it's all because of you

Don't worry, she's got real thick skin, Mae laughed, taking his humor as an invitation to close the distance between them. She could see more of him up close. Well, a little more. Nice squirrel.

Name's Mae. This is Swiftcurrent Creek. Born and raised here, but I just got back from a real long trip. Don't tell me there are squatters...? Her muzzle lifted almost imperceptibly with the words, one side of her mouth quirking upward. It didn't smell much like the man had been here for long, but then, she'd only just arrived.