Penelope nodded her head as she thought about the nobles they had run into before. They would certainly have the funds to hire a mercenary though she did question how they had managed to hire one that didn't speak any language she had heard before. [i]Perhaps one of them knew it..[/i] She thought to herself with a glance at Crow. It seemed to be adding up to the knight that the nobles were likely their main enemy, though she worried that they'd might find more as their journey continued and word of the staff being stolen got around. 

She met his lips as he kissed her one last time before William woke. Penelope glanced over at the older knight after they parted and nodded her head. "I'll talk to him about it." She promised quietly as she looked over at the older knight as he rose. She hesitated before taking a small step away from Crow so they weren't close anymore as the other knight looked over at them. 

"Good you're both up. We need to get moving." William said as he made his way over to them. 

"Before that, I need to catch you up on something that happened while you were gone." Penelope said with a serious expression. William raised an eyebrow at her. 

"And what is that?"

"On our way to the castle, we got attacked by a mercenary." She began. "Someone must have hired him to try and stop us from completing the mission but we're not sure who. I," Penelope paused, tensing up as she thought about the attack. "I killed him but I don't think we're out of the clear."

"Did you get any information out of him?" William asked narrowing his gaze. 

"He didn't speak the same language as us. That and I was focusing on getting out of there alive." Penelope responded sharply. William crossed his arms and let his gaze wander over to the staff as he thought over this new information. 

"I'm thinking it might be the nobles from before... But regardless, someone doesn't want that getting back to our king." She told him and glanced over at Crow before looking back to William. "We'll have to keep alert since I doubt that was the last of their tries to stop us."