Penelope looked over at him and shrugged. "While I have no ill-will towards either William or Abraxas, they also don't hold my absolute loyalty nor the power to effect my decisions. Besides, in this situation, everyone gets what they want. The kingdom can avoid war, the king gets his staff and power, my family and other knights can rest easy, and you don't have to rot in prison." she said in a rather simplistic fashion.

As they reached the outskirts, Penelope nodded and began to move away from him. The knight was still unsteady despite her best efforts. She clenched her teeth in frustration and found herself forced to rest a hand against Crow to keep herself up right. "Ah... Darn it..." she breathed. It seemed that there had been no improvement of her condition in their time walking to the village. The knight was stubborn though and tried again to walk on her own to little avail. 

"Alright..." she said lowering her gaze in an embarrassed manner, "Never mind..." Penelope gave up her efforts after a second failed attempt and leaned against Crow again in order to keep herself up right.