Penelope returned his smile with a small one of her own and nodded her head. She turned to look over at Hartley as he returned. She noticed his eyes narrow and for a moment, worried that the boy would bring up a fight from the night before. She was glad he didn’t and took the canteen from him and stuffed it back into her bag. 

“Yep.” She agreed with Crow as she turned to follow them out of the room. As the three made their way out, she spotted Malcom and Lorelle waiting for them. 

“Ah there they are!” Malcom said with a grin. Unlike the two thieves, the burly man seemed unaffected by last nights drinking. 

“Not so loud please..” Hartley whimpered with a wince.

 Malcom chuckled. “Sorry. Well, I wish you folks a safe travel back to Dalry." 

“Thank you both for being so generous.” Penelope said with a respectful dip of her head. “Sorry if we caused you any trouble.”

“Not at all! It was good to have some lively company.” 

Lorelle shook her head and grabbed the bag of food she had prepared for the group. She walked up to Penelope and handed it to her. “Here’s the food I promised. It should keep you guys full for today.” She said with a semi-forced smile. Her smile turned into a smirk as she also quietly added with a wink, “And good luck with those two Farah.” 

Penelope gave a nervous smile and mumbled her thanks. The couple walked them out of the house and said their farewells, wishing the three a safe travel. As soon as the house began to grow small behind them, Penelope let out a sigh of relief. “Thank the gods we made it out of there in one piece.” She mumbled, taking in all that had happened.

“Too bad we have to walk now.” Hartley said with a frown, his head still throbbing. “I’ll gladly carry you if you get tired Penelope.” 

Penelope looked over at him and snorted slightly. “I’m fine but by the looks of it, I might end up having to carry you.”

The boy smirked slyly. “Either way.” He said cheerfully. 

The knight rolled her eyes but chuckled a little. She focused her gaze ahead and frowned before glancing over at Crow. “Well, I guess this is going to set us behind a bit... Not to mention we’re down two knights...” She added the last part on a guilty note and glanced down at the ground.