Blackfeather Woods if I had a voice, I would sing

the boy's eyes narrowed, and he began a stalking crawl towards her, in the same way mother would go after prey. irritation flashed, and she issued a firm, "don't." for added measure, and to ensure he took her seriously, she continued, "I'll bite your face." 

her irritation did not falter until he got to the bit about bargaining. she could not bear the thought of another having secrets, especially another pup. she was, however, also utterly resistant to telling him about the eyes. her eyes, for she was the only one who'd seen them. she hesitated a long moment, and then, "fine. I saw a rat eating a crow. and then it dropped the crow and it fell all the way down and I wanted to know how down it would go." a half-truth, then. the first of many.