Penelope looked over at Crow as he suddenly snapped at William. She smiled faintly to herself, amused by the dumbfounded expression on William. However, that expression quickly contorted into anger as he watched Crow step over to the stallion. He turned his head to face Penelope and curled his lip up slightly as he marched over to her. "This is all your fault." he growled. "He didn't have so much attitude until you started fawning over him! Just like how he attacked me in the wagon before."

The female knight snorted and crossed her arms at William's accusations. "You're being ridiculous, as usual. The only reason for his attitude is because of your attitude, not me." She replied sharply, meeting William's glare. "You just refuse to put any blame on yourself."

"Perhaps because I'm not the one sleeping with the enemy." William spat with disgust. "I'm merely treating him how he deserves to be treated. He's a heartless criminal and should be treated as such. He nearly learned his place when I intervened before but you've ruined that. Now that he has you wrapped around his finger, he thinks we're equals." The knight shook his head as if the thought was ridiculous before shooting a glare over at Crow. 

"That is crazy." Penelope said furrowing her brows as if deep in thought. "He definitely shouldn't view you as an equal. I mean, he's done way more for the mission and he's a lot kinder, less arrogant. Just all around better person, in no way equal to you." She spat at William in return. It felt a bit freeing to finally snap back at William. She had been holding back since she had been worrying about what the future held. Certain that she would leave with Crow to the outer villages and partially encouraged by his own sharp words to the knight, Penelope wasn't going to hold back as much. 

"Bite your tongue." William growled menacingly, angered by her words. The two knights grew tense as they glared at each other. "You know, as soon as we get back to Brerra, he's just going to toss you aside. And once word gets out, you're going to crumble, Penelope." 

"I'm going to be just fine actually. So why don't you focus on getting the mission done like a good knight rather than sticking your nose in our business." Penelope responded sharply before moving roughly past William as she headed over to Crow. She let out a long exhale as she tried to cool her head a bit. Focusing on Crow, she gave him a small smile and eyed the horse's setup. "So is it going to work alright?" She asked him.