Phantom Hollow And still, as he looked, he lived

UMMM, I LOVE RAT.

Darcy couldn't help but smile and chuckle at the little water vole, flashing her teeth in amusement and then promptly snapping her mouth shut, wondering if her fangs were scaring the creature. Her tail set up a friendly thump on the ground. "Thanks for the offer," she said, referring to the nuts and berries, "but I'm a coyote, little dude. I need meat." 

She hesitated, thinking for a moment, her eyes wandering upwards to stare at the slowly-dying leaves overhead. "I don't suppose you'd let me fish in your river?" she asked. "I'd move farther upstream, so I wouldn't destroy your house or anything."