Penelope smiled in amusement at Crow’s answer. “Right.” She said with a small laugh. She was starting to grow use to the company of Hartley. Though he occasionally annoyed her with his attempts to make her his, he still decent company, but like Crow, she longed to spend more time alone together before they had to part ways and it seemed that would be difficult to get now that Hartley was with them. She couldn’t help but wonder how far the boy would travel with them. 

“Ok.” Penelope said with a small nod as Crow decided on which way to head. The knight began to walk on, falling in step besides him. She fell silent, enjoying the peacefulness of the night. She was beginning to feel the effects of a long day and part of her wanted to return to the inn so she could get the sleep she needed. However, she kept this to herself as the more stubborn part of her didn’t feel like cutting this moment with Crow short. She hid away the sleepiness she felt and looked on ahead as they walked, her mind beginning to roam as she studied the buildings they passed by. 

After seeing and even giving him approval to steal, she was beginning to think about what would even come after separating. As if parting ways wasn’t bad enough, she began to consider how she would act as a knight after this experience and what would happen if they were to cross paths again. Her heart seemed to droop at the thought. Meeting again would like mean trouble for them, at least from what Penelope could imagine. She’d never be able to bring herself to capture him, she’d likely be more willing to help him escape than ever bring him. The knight sighed with a heavy heart as she realized her loyalty to the law was now full of twists and exceptions. 

She looked over at Crow then averted her gaze to the ground. She walked a little closer to him and pushed away her thoughts. [i]Enjoy his company while you can.[/i] She reminded herself as she snapped out of thoughts of the future and focused on the present.