Penelope gave a small smile at Crow's words and nodded her head. Once he was up, she stepped over to the stallion with him and stood back slightly as he secured the staff and bow to the beast. She would have helped him but doubted that he would let her as she recalled how certain he was about being the only one able to hold the staff without getting killed. The knight paused for a moment to eye the staff before moving to mount the horse. 

She helped Crow up onto the horse, keeping an eye on him to make sure he was able to make up safely onto the horse. Once he was seated behind her, the knight relaxed a little and maneuvered the horse to follow William as he lead the way down the street once more. Penelope smiled as Crow kissed her cheek and she looked over her shoulder at him as he spoke, giving a small shake of her head at his lopsided smirk. 

At the mention of the attacks, she took on a more serious expression as well and let out a weary sigh. "I hope so.. At least when we get back to Brerra it'll be a little safer.. At least we're getting closer to reaching the border." Penelope mused. She prayed that they'd at least be able to avoid anymore attacks until they crossed over the border. Not only would that get Crow out of harms way but it also meant that her and William might be able to get additional help from local knights.

At his last words, she gave a small murmur of agreement. "Me too." She sighed, moving to rest a hand over one of his arms that was wrapped around her waist. "After all this, I'm hoping we can go at least a week without feeling like one of us might die." The knight frowned a little as she consider the various times when it had seemed they had come close to death. It made her become tense again, eying their surroundings in an overly cautious way before looking back ahead as they traveled. "It'll be nice.. To get away from all of this and just settle down." She added in a quiet, nearly dreamy tone. Despite the hardships they were likely to face upon being together, Penelope was still excited and greatly looking forward to simply being with Crow, away from the ties of the King and his mission. 

Penelope eyed the sky. It would be growing dark soon so she hoped they'd be able to find an inn soon. She looked over her shoulder at Crow. "I'm wondering if we should get three beds tonight." She told him before going on to explain,"With that wound, it might be better for you to have a bed to yourself."