It wasn't everyday that she came upon a scene like this, or was alerted so suddenly by it either. The kid had ran straight into her large form and tumbled back from her. She could see the fear in his gaze and he had quickly pointed back to where he had come from. Her instinct was to go and find out what was going on. Needless to say she made her way to where the child had been instructing her to go, jaws slightly parted as her thick forked tongue tasted the air around her. The smells didn't line up frankly and she already understood that these were no Sunhaveners upon her territory. Her fur rose in hackles and that just forced her to make herself get their just a bit quicker because of the possible endangerment that the situation could have. Her vivid green gaze narrowed as she crested the hill only to see two felines shoving another creature's face into the dirt. They were rogues as clear as day and she could smell their scent from where she was. It didn't make her any happier to see them here either and so the massive hellhound cleared her throat as she approached the group. "Excuse me, I ain't know there was a party at my place. Ya seemed tae have forgotten tae invite me."

There was no measure of humor in her voice, only a chilling cold as she glared at the two felines who jolted upon seeing her large size. Frankly it seemed as if they hadn't seen anything like it and she could see the terror that gripped them. Her smile turned a little dangerous, a bit leering as her tongue flicked out to swipe along large teeth. "Scram before I make a snack out of ya!" Though she wouldn't do that as she was on a mostly fish diet herself and that was all she ate. But they seemed to take the threat as real and they raced off leaving the one that they had been smushing against the ground to fend for himself. Lowering her body a bit so she was on level with him she allowed herself to relax, fur beginning to lay flat against her body. "Oi, ya alrigh'? Name's Marina and ya got yaself in a bit of a predicament there. This is Sunhaven by the way."


"SPEECH"

All Buckingham was hoping for in a patrol nowadays was some peace and quiet. Despite all of his efforts to start over, forget his awful past, it all came spitting back in his face. It all started with getting accused of murder, but he wasn't about to elaborately think about that. All it did was open other doors to worse situations- Asset relapses, and a brewing conflict with the Ascendants. Now, he can't shove the Asset to the side- it's no longer sitting in silence waiting for him to grow comfortable. He can't be reckless, especially after two relapses in a short amount of time. The Winter Soldier came back in full swing. Though, the Asset has only taken control in extreme circumstances. Each circumstance had their own trigger to set the male off, he wasn't about to go out of control for running across a fight or a murder scene. So, he didn't have any worries of a potential relapse number three when his ears pricked up at the sounds of a fight.

None of the scents that were invading his nostrils smelled familiar to him. At that moment, he knew this fight didn't involve any of his clanmates, but it was occurring in Sunhaven territory. Knowing he had to abandon his patrol, the male quickly changed paths, heading in the direction of the scuffle. His walking quickly turned into a sprint, ears pinned back to his skull as he tried to reach the scene as quickly as he could.

But, Marina beat him to it. The Warden came skidding to a stop, his gaze landing on Marina as she threatened and bared her pearly whites at the two muscular rogues. As the threat sunk into their skin, the former assassin watched the true colors of the two males show. They looked petrified, actually believing Marina would make a snack out of them if they didn't start moving. They act as if they're so strong and mighty, but in actuality- they're nothing but cowardly bullies. Nobodies. Buckingham watched the two rogues run away, their tails tucked between their legs. His tail slowly swished behind him as they retreated, yowling out to them, "And you both better not come back!"

Once the two rogues were out of sight, Bucky turned his attention to the feline who became their punching bag. Buckingham has enhanced senses, meaning he can pick up scents and sounds more than average. He heard another set of paws running away as he ran over here. He also heard Steve standing up to the bullies- though he didn't expect him to be so small. He blinked with surprise for a moment as he took note of Steve's slender figure, and how he was a little smaller than the average domestic feline. "Damn, you got some guts going against those guys- you alright?" The maine coon asked as his gaze locked on Steve, a tufted ear flicking. "I'm Buckingham by the way."

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"That would be much appreciated Cryptic." The woman spoke after a moment of silence. She hadn't thought of making sure they had left their home but she should be more vigilant when it came to intruders like that. Especially if they were causing trouble like this and bullying others into the ground. But she didn't speak her thoughts, learning from her soft mistakes before she focused her snake like eyes back on the one who had gathered all of this attention on him."Steve, was it? We are Sunhaven yeah. We are a merchant type group who goes about our days selling and trading with other groups that live by except for the Ascendants and the Pitt. Ya are free tae live here with us if you want and to create ya own shop to sell goods." There was a small amused smile pulling at her muzzle as he stumbled to speak about the situation and what had happened. The question he posed to her allowed a light chuckle to leave her throat and she waved a paw in the air before shaking her head slightly. "Nah, I ain't gonna eat 'em. I'm mostly on a fish diet so they ain't got tae worry about little ol' me gobblin' them up. Come on, we'll escort ya back tae the village." Raising to her paws the woman would shake herself before turning and beckoning to the group with one of her tails.

"SPEECH"