The two walked quietly in silence, both weary from all that had occurred. Penelope looked ahead in search of the meeting place, worrying that she might have gone in the wrong direction during her panic to get away from the castle. Her gaze drifted up to the sky, noticing that the rain had ceased. [i]Maybe now that the weather's better, I can figure out where we are..[/i] She thought hopefully and began to eye the forest for a sign of the trees from before. 

"Wait a minute.. I want to make sure we're going the right way." She told William as she slowed to a stop. 

"Don't tell me we're lost." The knight muttered.

"We're not just give me a second." Penelope said with a soft sigh as she looked around. 

Penelope looked around the forest with a thoughtful gaze. [i]Let's see I think if we head-[/i] Her thoughts were interrupted as a familiar voice called out her named from behind her. Her heart beat fluttered and she turned to see Crow running towards them. The knight nearly took off to meet him halfway but restrained herself as she caught sight of William to the side of her. She worried how the older knight would react to learning what her true feelings for the thief were and certainly didn't want to test it. However, she didn't even have to move as Crow wrapped his arms around her. She wrapped her arms around him as well. "Oh thank the gods you're ok.." She mumbled under her breath. 

As he pulled back, Penelope took a step away from him, becoming aware of William's presence once again. She attempted to act like it was nothing and merely nodded her head in agreement with Crow's words. "It's been a long day." She added with a shrug. Her gaze drifted over to Crow and felt a small bit of frustration at the current situation. After all that the day had put them through, she longed to be in his embrace for more than just a brief moment. However, with William around, that was going to be difficult. 

Penelope faltered as he asked what had happened to Abraxas. She frowned and lowered her gaze, unsure what to say at first. William stepped up to answer for her.

"Arrow to the chest." William replied curtly as he crossed his arms. 

"It was my fault." Penelope admitted quietly. "There was thunder... and I froze.. The arrow should have hit me, not him."

William looked down at her and sighed. "Just be grateful you're still alive. We would have both been dead by tomorrow anyways." He shrugged his shoulders then flickered his gaze over to Crow. "More importantly," He eyed the staff in the thief's hand. "I can't believe you actually managed to steal it." Penelope followed William's gaze over to the staff. She hadn't even noticed it until then. She had just been so relieved to see him alive that she hadn't even noticed the staff that was in his hands.