Penelope looked over at the wench as she came to take their orders. She looked over at Crow as he addressed her and placed his hand over hers. The gesture made the knight recall the time he had done the same thing but with the motive to mess with her. It was a bit strange to compare them as they weren’t that far apart time wise. Yet, so much had happened to and changed between them that it made it feel so far in the past. 

“I’ll get the smoked rabbit and cooked vegetables.” Penelope said. She thanked the wrench as she headed off with their orders. The knight was still thinking about things that had happened over their days together and how everything had lead them to where they currently were.

 “Well.. I think this has been my favorite day of the journey so far.” She mused, smiling over at him. “No attacks or trouble and I got to kiss you.” She blushed a little at her own words despite a glimmer of victory in her eyes. After all the trouble they had seen, the day seemed almost too perfect. 

“However, I’m starting to believe that Hartley’s not the most oblivious one out of us.” She said shaking her head. She gave an amused expression. “Now that I’m thinking about all those awkward moments.. I was so dense. My gods, I even woke up in your arms and still thought there was no way you felt the same.” The knight shook her head and covered her face with her free hand at the realization. “I started to suspect something a little earlier today but I still wasn’t sure.”

She couldn’t help but recall other times too that she had thought he was acting strangely but merely ignored it or blamed herself for the awkwardness that often followed. [i]I was so busy trying to make sure I wasn’t obvious to him that I didn’t even pick up on the signs about how he felt.[/i] She thought, letting her hand fall back to the table as she looked back over at him. Penelope was suddenly a lot more grateful for meeting Kip and Hartley as she doubted much would have changed without them around.