Penelope headed at a fast pace away from her tent deep in thought. Though she tried to ignore Olivia's words, she couldn't help but think about them, wondering how much truth there was in them. The knight wanted to deny everything she was accused of by the other female knight but that seemed impossible. [i]Well I know I still care for him..But just because I care for him doesn't mean I still feel the same way I did before. I'm happy with Gavin.[/i] She reminded herself. However, the words had lost their firmness and confusion still lingered in the knight as she thought about Crow. 

Perhaps what still lingered of her old feelings were stronger than she thought. Her heart seemed to still beat excitedly when ever he got close, something it barely even did for Gavin, and Olivia's accusations had her more flustered than she wanted to admit. Penelope ran a hand through her hair, wishing things didn't feel as complicated as they did. The knight was so lost in thought that she hadn't even noticed Gavin calling her name as he hurried to catch up with her. 

"Penelope!" He called one last time, placing a hand on her shoulder. 

The knight jumped and turned her head to look over at him. "Huh? Oh sorry.. Hey Gavin." She greeted. 

He eyed her for a moment. "Are you ok?" 

"I'm fine.. Just hurt my ankle last night." 

"How?" He furrowed his brows concernedly and when Penelope didn't answer right away, his eyes widened. "Penelope, don't tell me you actually met up with him again.."

"You knew I was going to eventually anyways." She responded with a shrug. "Look it's fine. We just ran into some trouble with some local knights but we got away easily."

"That's exactly why you shouldn't have met with him." Gavin said with alarm. He frowned and took her hands in his, pulling her a little closer to him. "You're putting yourself in too much danger, Penelope. Please tell me that's the last time you're going to meet with him." 

Penelope paused as she met Gavin's gaze. His words certainly didn't help with the confusion she felt, instead only adding a pang of guilt as she realized how she'd have to continue to lie to him. "It is.. I just wanted to catch up with him." She promised. Seeming satisfied with her words, Gavin leaned in a pressed a kiss to her lips, one that Penelope returned with a small moment of reluctance. As they parted, she kept his hand intertwined with hers and began to walk on towards the center of camp. "Come on, I have a little time before my meeting so let's get breakfast." She told him with a small smile. She decided it was best to try and push away the confusion that she felt, hoping that it would disappear as she did.