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[color=a2d39c][h2]Mallownose.[/h2][/color]

It hadn't taken Mallownose more than a few moments to deliver the coltsfoot to their hiding place beneath the holly bush and it hadn't taken long for him to realize that the flowers were missing. This bothered him because he was a very impatient cat sometimes and he had definitely told Warmpaw, Sketch and Coochie to deliver those flowers here and to go collect the chickweed near the training hollow. It made him very huffy but that was an acceptable reaction, it should have taken them moments to get those flowers here and he headed towards the clearing where he had left them. It didn't take long for him to push through the long grass and he could just start to see them. Three forms were all pressed near each other and another two forms stood across from them, both very unfamiliar. It was rare when Mallownose didn't recognize cats from his clan and he definitely didn't bring these two cats in.

That was the part that made him prickle with unease, he wasn't a warrior and fighting off a pair of rogues would prove hard. They smelled slightly sour, it was a scent that reminded him of blood and he couldn't keep his fur from rising along his spine. He wasn't going to appear as a threat to them if he could help it and he waited a spell as Warmpaw challenged their story, listening to the young tom act so bravely was something that made him proud. He couldn't help the urge to praise the young tom for his valor and he was so proud of him for speaking out for the other frightened cats. Though Sketch had shown his own bravery in staying beside Warmpaw instead of backing off, together the young cats looked like a team and he almost believed in their ability to chase off the rogues theirselves.

"[color=a2d39c]I don't believe I know you two,[/color]" he meowed as he surfaced behind them from the trees and padded towards the three younger cats. "[color=a2d39c]I can't help but agree with my apprentice, you don't belong on Thunderclan territory. What might have brought you here?[/color]"

Noticing that the two cats seemed to have taken a less than defensive response to the three young cats, he decided to return the favor with a courteous attitude. If he could kindly direct them away from Thunderclan, then he could collect the chickweed and report the trespassers to Silverstorm because she always seemed to fill in for Ravencoat. It would probably require a few extra patrols to make sure that the two rogues didn't intend to return but it wasn't of his concern. He just had to make sure that they left before any cat made their way back into the camp. If they accidentally lead a pair of unknown rouges into the camp then it could spell trouble for the rest of the clan and he wasn't going to lead it there without a second thought.

He could see growing anxiousness within Warmpaw, it was obvious in his eyes that something was haunting him and he figured it had to do with the fear. Warmpaw was already very anxious about leaving camp and with good reason but now he had been faced with two strange rogues. It was unclear what their intent was and that was somehow worse. If they had attacked the three young cats then it might have been easier just to chase then off. Since they had not, he was left with an uncomfortable predicament and a decision, he had to decide whether or whether not they were going to be trouble. He had never been very good with decisions and it made him wish Robinwing was here, she had always been much smarter than he was.

He knew that the mottled brown tabby would have been much better with this situation than he was. Actually, any cat might be better deciding, that made him curious. He wondered if he could get a warrior over here to overview the two rogues and decide whether they were trouble or not.

"[color=a2d39c]Warmpaw,[/color]" glancing to his apprentice, he blinked his jade eyes. "[color=a2d39c]Do you think that you could collect a warrior or two? Just in case our visitors prove to be a problem. I know that Bravefeather, Sandfire, Mossfur and Tabbyfur should be training their apprentices nearby and that Silverstorm lead a patrol out. If you can find any of them then it would be a big help.[/color]"

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