Penelope waited for Crow to reply, feeling quite worried as he hesitated to answer her. When he finally agreed, she felt a bit of relief but not much as it put them in a situation where they were alone together yet again. The female knight tried to ignore her own feelings, which were a swirling mixture of regret, discomfort, pain, guilt and worry that made her stomach feel upset. She silently followed him as he lead them away from the group. 

As the silence drawled on, she realized he was waiting for her to speak but she wasn't quite sure where to begin or how to even speak to him now. Part of her was tempted to ask him about all that had changed, wanting to know what he had gone through over the two years. Bu she doubted he'd be willing to speak with her so casually now and she couldn't blame him for that. So instead, she tried to figure out how to bring up the topic at hand.

"Are you seriously considering an attack?" She finally asked him, breaking the silence. The knight frowned as she looked up at him. Crow didn't know how to fight that well... At least, not when she had known him. His comrades seemed skilled enough to pose a real threat though and she supposed he might have sharpened his skills over the years if he had been with them long enough. 

"I don't know your friends or their motives but I do know that they are willing to kill.. My brother's at the head of that patrol, Crow. I warned you so you could avoid it and be safe, not to turn around and try to fight the very people I-" [i]gave you up to protect[/i] Penelope hesitated a bit with her words, quickly rephrasing her thoughts. "-I'm trying to protect.