"It's uncommon to find SpringClan on our border. Is there something we can help you with?" Mercenary Reisi had been out with Guider Ellison while his brother collected the herbs he needed. Their stock in the garden was low and so their only option had been to come above ground to collect it. Now both toms were standing there, looking at Eternalstar. Ellison looked curious while Reisi was a bit tense. After all, things were difficult with SunClan at the moment and they didn't fully trust BrookClan either. What could be the reason that the SpringClan leader suddenly appeared on their border?" Either way, the toms remained calm and kept their claws sheathed. At least for now, there did not appear to be a need to fight.

"You want to speak with the Commander and Chaman?" Reisi frowned. This was an odd request, but he could not turn her away. He knew that would only cause more problems and the Regime didn't need to make any more enemies. He glanced off to the side for a moment to check on his brother. He was rooting around in the grass for some reason. "What are you-" He was cut off when Ellison raised his head back up with his mouth closed around the shell of a snail that was trying to get away. Reisi just shook his head and turned to lead Eternalstar back towards the tunnels. His brother had always been a bit odd. If he wanted to carry snails around, Reisi really didn't have a reason to tell him to stop. "Come with us then. We will take you to the Commander."

(lol Ellison is my lovable weirdo cx)
Reisi glanced back at his brother for a moment longer before he turned his attention back to Eternalstar. "It's alright. We can always come back out once we take you to Commander Mars and Chaman Viviana." For now, it was probably best if he was the one who spoke for now. He led the way back through the territory and down into the tunnels. "Stick close if you can. The tunnels can be a maze to those who don't know them." He would just have to take her to headquarters since he was sure that was where Mars would be and then they could find Viviana from there.

"Ah I may have neglected to send out the invitations in a timely manner." Eternalstar purred, dipping her head in apology, "though it seems fortune favors the bold as here you are and it seems you know where Mars is." She recognized the shaman, but still was struggling to remember her name. The excuse that she didn't remember half of the names of her own clanmates if she considered them beneath her notice probably wouldn't placate any of them. It was only after that thought passed her mind she realized she might have skipped over some important details, like mentioned she had indeed come to meet with the Chaman and Commander, but she supposed the other had already put that together anyway.

Despite the serious feel in the air, Ellison's eyes lit up when he saw Viviana. She was just who he was hoping to see. Never-mind that she was one of the cats that Eternalstar had been looking for, he hurried forward to stand beside her with the snail still struggling in his grasp. He knew she would like the present, she just had to. This snail had a really cool looking shell so it was perfect to add to their snail collection. He set the snail down on the ground and motioned for Viviana to look. "I found it out near the border. I thought you might like it." He smiled, looking very proud of himself and of the strange present he had just given the shaman.

Meanwhile, Reisi kept glancing at Eternalstar convinced that she was going to think they were all mad at this point. "Commander Mars is usually in headquarters this time of the day, but he does step out to visit our veterans from time to time. If he is not in headquarters I can fetch him for you." Perhaps if he kept her distracted everything would be fine. He just needed to be sure that he found something else for his brother to do fairly quickly.

She was about mortified when the tom dropped the snail at her paws. This was not the most ideal time. Under any other circumstance, Vivianna would have been absolutely in love with the little snail. But, in front of another leader? Heat rushed to her face. The only thing that could be more embarrasing was if Mars turned up in that moment. Still, it was a good present. She didn't want to upset him. Oh, Viv, this is quite the situation you've found yourself in, the voice in her head suggested.

"It's lovely," she meowed after a moment. Maybe Eternalstar would just think that she was being empathetic and compassionate towards a clanmate who was a little bit... off. Yet, there was something in her voice that was a little too geeked-out at the prospect of a new snail to make that seem totally logical, which was an unforunate reality. Even embarrased, she loved snails. "Thank you," she meowed quietly, a smile on her face. "Maybe we should talk about it later, though? We wouldn't want our guest to feel badly that you didn't get her a snail too," she meowed with sort of a half-purr.

"Ah yes I have a request." She responded tossing a look towards Reisi and Ellison, before looking back towards the Commander. "Perhaps there is somewhere we can speak just the three of us?" She queried. It wasn't that it was a secret per-say, as if they agreed the Regime cats would be able to easily figure out what was going on. But in case the plan fell through and they couldn't come to an agreement she would rather keep this first conversation private.