Penelope gave a disapproving look as he took out the coin purse. She sighed and shook her head. [i]Maybe I’ll just leave him with William for a little while as payback...[/i] She considered as the two thieves talked. The knight glanced back over as Crow put his hand on her shoulder. She rolled her eyes at the thief and looked back ahead, quietly listening to them talk.

She tensed up as Hartley challenged Crow. The knight certainly wasn’t going to stand by and let those fools go around stealing. Penelope was about to interrupt, having a stern look on her face. However, Crow said no before she could say anything. She glanced over at him as he quickly dismissed the challenge of the other thief, even finding herself a bit surprised. 

The knight relaxed once more and smiled a little as Crow walked ahead. Hartley, however, gave a deep sigh and shook his head. 

“He just knows he wouldn’t be able to beat me.” Hartley told Penelope in a quiet voice. 

Penelope snorted slightly at the young man’s arrogance. “I don’t know about that. I think he’d be able to beat you just fine.” She retorted with a small smirk. It just hit her that she, a proud knight, was praising the skill of a thief. Not wanting to encourage it anymore she quickly add, “But neither of you should be stealing to start with! You both caused too much trouble today.” She grumbled with a stern glare.  

“I wasn’t expecting you to be so against stealing.” Hartley laughed. “Especially when you’re friends with thief after all!”

Penelope looked over towards Crow. “There’s better ways to earn money... But your occupation doesn’t determine if you’re a good or bad person.” She mumbled quietly with a shrug. 

“I can respect that I suppose.” Hartley said, seeming a bit amused. He looked ahead as they walked and grinned. The thief put an arm around Penelope’s shoulder. “Ah look, we’re almost there!” He said cheerfully gesturing towards the faint stream of light that was coming from a ways down the sewer. 

Penelope stiffened slightly as Hartley threw his arm around her. The thief was a bit more flirty than the knight could handle. She nodded. “I’ll be glad to get out of this water.” She said picking up her pace slightly, mainly as an excuse to put a bit of distance between her and Hartley.