His words of agreement put her slightly more at ease. Even though she had already convinced herself that they would be fine, it was still nice to hear it from someone else. She rolled her eyes at his teasing and smiled. “I dunno. Guess we’ll just have to see if I start slacking off more now.” She joked. 

As they walked on, Penelope noticed his gaze shift over to a house up ahead. She raised an eyebrow questioningly until she followed his gaze to the open sack of gold. Her eyes narrowed with suspicion. [i]He’s not seriously thinking about that is he...[/i] She wondered with some alarm. She would have thought he learned some kind of lesson at the market place when he had nearly gone to jail.

As he spoke, she was already opening her mouth to protest. She had a look of disapproval and sternness that began to fade at his words. She hated that it made sense for him to need practice but she was still reluctant to agree. “I.. I don’t know..” She began with a small frown. Crow had been in prison for a year and during his time out he had been constantly surrounded and watched by the knights. Even though he had managed to sneak a few things, it certainly didn’t add up to stealing from a king. 

[i]Oh I can’t believe I’m doing this... Sorry whoever you are. Maybe put your coin away next time[/i] Penelope thought clicking her tongue in annoyance. “Alright.. fine.” The knight agreed with clear reluctance. She let out a sigh and crossed her arms. “But be quick and maybe don’t take the whole thing? I’d like to still consider myself a knight at the end of this journey you know?”