hunger, regret (spadix/step/nut)

"Hey, you sure there's gonna be rats in here?" Mutt shook his head at Spadix. What the heck did he know about hunting anyway? Spadix hardly ever hunted, only when Mutt wasn't feeling up to it. However Spadix insisted on hunting in the underground. He did have a point though, it was raining heavily outside and that's not exactly the best weather for tracking down prey. At least in the underground Mutt could smell where rats had been. From there, Mutt went into hunting mode. He crouched low to the ground with his muzzle nearly pressed to the floor, taking deep breaths to pinpoint exactly where his prey was. Mutt followed the trail he found as quickly as he could, knowing that there would be no camouflage in a train tunnel. Mutt smelled the strong scent of a rat's nest and crawled low to the ground, making as little sound as possible. A rat cautiously crawled out from a crack in the tunnel's wall and Mutt sprinted as fast as he could. His jaws snapped at the fleeing prey, hoping he could land a bite but he had no such luck. The rat escaped into the wall and Mutt ended up pushing his muzzle up against the wall, barking into the hole in frustration. He was hungry, as was Spadix. Mutt stared into the hole for a moment then pulled back and sighed.
"Sorry boss, looks like we're going another day without a meal." Mutt's stomach growled, yesterday they hadn't managed a catch either. Mutt's tail hung lower as he wandered away from the rat's nest, hopefully they would come across another chance for a meal on another stretch of the tunnel.