As the next morning came, Penelope got up reluctantly. The knight felt tired and her shoulder ache a little from her wound. She sighed and stepped out of her tent. It seemed she had slept in a bit later than she had meant to. Looking around, she noticed that the camp was already alive, as it seemed most of the others were up. She stretched and walked off to grab some breakfast. On her way over, she spotted Gavin and Alan talking together. 

"Morning." She greeted them tiredly. 

Alan dipped his head in greeting while Gavin mumbled a quiet, "Hey." The male knight was still a bit upset with her after what had occurred on the battlefield. He didn't like the lengths she was willing to go to help Crow as he was worried both about her safety and the repercussions that might come into play if anyone else found out about it. [i]I can't imagine what he would think if he knew how far I'm actually going..[/i] She thought uneasily. Gavin wasn't one to stray from the rules, it was one of the things about him that made him a bit frustrating at times. Though, still she appreciated that his loyalty to her outweighed his loyalty to the law. 

"So what'd I miss?" Penelope mused, trying to break past the awkwardness. "Seems like everyone's already up."

"Patrols." Alan said with a shrug. "Layth and Tomas both took a patrol out to scout around for the thieves."

"Already?" Penelope said looking a little surprised. She crossed her arms and glanced between the two. "Did they say where they were going to look today?"

"Does it matter?" Gavin asked raising an eyebrow at her. "You're still injured from the fight. You should be taking it easy, not worrying about patrols." 

"I'm not." Penelope stated. "I was just wondering."

Gavin clearly didn't look convinced but didn't push any further. Alan cleared his throat. "Anyways, I've gotta go. Guard duty." He said awkwardly excusing himself as he turned and left the two alone. 

Penelope watched Alan leave before moving her gaze to meet Gavin's. An uncomfortable silence fell between the two and Penelope eventually averted her gaze. She wasn't sure how to make Gavin understand her reasonings. She wasn't sure he'd ever be able to and not to mention there was no way she'd ever let her suitor learn about the confusing feelings she felt for Crow. The female knight let out a sigh and reached forward to take Gavin's hand. "Look.. I'm sorry. But I had to do something.." 

"I know.. You just scare me sometimes." Gavin shook his head and leaned down to press a kiss to her cheek. "Just.. Promise me you won't do anything like that again. You can't keep pulling stunts like that in battle. You could get hurt or someone could figure out you're close to him."

"You're right.." Penelope sighed and gave his hand a small squeeze. She looked up at him and gave a reassuring smile. "I promise I won't do anything that risky again."

That was a lie and even Penelope knew it likely wasn't a promise she could keep. However, she couldn't bring herself to tell Gavin the truth, too worried about how he would react. It was safer to keep him in the dark, though she did feel a bit bad about lying so easily to him. Especially since Gavin seemed to accept her words.