"Wait, so Crow did that?" 

Little over a day later, the knights managed to return to their camp, tired and rather defeated. The battle at Grimsby seemed to have left quite a few wounded and many worried about what was to come. Layth had tried to blame their loss on the new rule that was established. While Mia dismissed his ridiculousness, Edward seemed to side with his nephew while Bennet remained neutral. It wasn't clear if the barons would remove the rule after just one defeat or not quite yet though. 

Another day had passed and Penelope could barely focus on that at the moment as her time to meet with Crow drew closer. She sat in her tent with Olivia. The other female knight had heard word from Gavin about the fight between Crow and Layth so naturally she wanted to get the full story from Penelope. Olivia looked over the bandaged shoulder. It would take a while to fully heal and judging by its deepness, it would likely leave a scar. 

"Yeah." Penelope mumbled in reply to Olivia. Her gaze flickered to the ground and she shook her head. "I shouldn't have trusted him." 

"Well you knew he was fighting anyone that threatened the villagers. Is it really that big of a shock? Especially considering how your brother is." Olivia pointed out with a shrug. 

"He was going to kill him." Penelope argued. 

"Layth would have killed him too if he got the chance. Which I'm guessing, you were expecting to save Crow from Layth not Layth from Crow, right?" 

Penelope sighed as she thought over Olivia's words. She couldn't really say that the female knight was wrong. Though Penelope cared for her brother, she knew he could be quite cruel so naturally she didn't expect him to be merciful. But she had expected Crow to be. Whether it was because of their deal, her care for him or the memory of how he used to be, she had a different expectation for him. "You're right.." She finally mumbled to Olivia. The female knight groaned and ran a hand through her hair. "But that doesn't make it ok.."

"No it doesn't... But boy, you're really having trouble accepting that he's an enemy aren't you?" Olivia grinned. 

"He's not an enemy.. He's..." Penelope frowned. "Well I don't know but he's not an enemy.. Not yet at least." 

"Uh huh.. Anyways, are you going to meet him tonight or not?" Olivia asked curiously. 

Penelope paused. It was something she had been uncertain about doing since the battle. Part of her wanted to just stop seeing him and act like nothing had happened but another part wanted to face him, desperate for some sort of apology. The knight let out a conflicted sigh and glanced over at Olivia. "I don't know.. You wouldn't be willing to go would you?"

"Nope. I'm not apart of this deal." Olivia said with a smirk. She flashed Penelope a small look of pity and placed a hand on her friend's shoulder. "For what it's worth, I think you should go. Who knows, maybe he'll make it up to you." Olivia winked at Penelope before turning and heading out of the tent. 

Penelope rolled her eyes at Olivia as she left and laid back on her bed. There was still some time to think over her decision but it felt like quite a difficult one. There was still a feeling of betrayal and pain that remained strong in the knight, making her want to never face the thief again. Conflicting with it was her understanding of the situation Crow had been in. While it didn't lessen her anger, it made her a little open to forgiveness. She sighed and closed her eyes. [i]I'll just go this one last time.. Then, I'll end this deal we have. [/i] She decided firmly.