Penelope walked in after the two thieves as they stepped back inside. As they stepped back into their room, she gathered her bag and slung it over her shoulder. She turned back to the others as Crow explained to Hartley what was happening. The faint sound of voices coming from beyond the door immediately made the knight a bit tense. 

“Ok, ok I’m ready.” Hartley said as he scrambled to join the two with his things. 

She stepped out into the hallway with the two and listened in as the faint voices became clearer. It seemed that the knights were speaking with the innkeeper. She glanced towards Crow, shooting him a small look of worry before forcing herself to relax slightly. She didn’t want to draw any suspicion towards them from acting nervous. 

“So, you don’t recall those two leaving this morning” One knight asked, looking around the room.

“I went to bed at a decent hour so I could wake up at a decent hour, sir.” The innkeeper said with a small shrug. “But no I don’t. Feel free to ask around though. I’m sure Mr. Marshton is having a heart attack after losing that much tael."

“He certainly is.” Said the other knight, his eyes drifting over to the three as they entered the main room. His gaze drifted mainly over Penelope and Crow before he finally addressed them. “Good morning, sorry if we disrupted you.” 

“Oh you’re fine.” Hartley said with a small smile. “We were just on our way out.”

“I see.. And I don’t suppose you’d mind us asking you a few questions?” his comrade asked moving to take a small step forward. “Since it seems like two of you might have been up rather early this morning, you might have seen something that could help us."

Penelope watched the knights, already trying to formulate a convincing lie in her head. Something she was notably getting better at, which she wasn’t sure she if she was quite proud about it. She gave the knights a confused look and nodded her head as she took a couple steps forward to the knights. 

“I don’t mind at all... but uh, you see,” She paused to glance back towards Hartley and then lowered her voice to whisper to the knights as she put on a bashful look, “if you’re going to ask about what happened this morning, I’d prefer to do it in a less public place. We left to get some alone time from the kid after all..” 

The knights exchanged an uncomfortable look, seeming to buy her words. Penelope quietly prayed that they had been the only ones to hear that as the last thing she wanted was Crow or Hartley to realize what she had told them. One of the knights awkwardly scratched the back of his neck.  “I-I see... Well,” He said clearing his throat as he looked from Penelope to Crow. “I think we have our answer so that won’t be necessary.."