Penelope's gaze became slightly less hostile as he spoke. She tried to hide any emotion, keeping a neutral expression to the best of abilties. As he finally met her gaze the knight let out a heavy-hearted sigh and looked off to the side. He brought up a topic that she often choose not to dwell on. "I never said I didn't understand..." she muttered quietly. There was a brief hesitation in her words before continuing. "I know all that you have said is true... Why do you think most knights treat you so badly? We try to keep a distinct distance between ourselves and our enemies so we don't gain sympathy... Others are naturally cold and brutal, I will admit that... Either way, it's our job."

"I don't completely hate you. There are much worse crimes than stealing. Though you are quite frustrating at times." She admitted with a small shrug. Penelope looked over at him and crossed her arms. "Plus, I have a bit of personal gain in this mission... You said I was lucky to have a family before and I agree. I also want to keep it that way. If you're able to complete this mission then that means a war can be avoided. If we can avoid that war, then I don't have to worry about loosing the only family I have. Not being with them at the kingdom's border is hard enough." The knight frowned as she recalled her father's quickness to deny her working with them and the lack of communication over their time apart.

"I'm sorry that it comes at the expense of your freedom." She finished with a very serious tone.