Penelope rolled her eyes as he responded teasingly. She looked over at him to rhtort only to catch his gaze had softened. She blinked as he referred to himself as he friend. That was what they were now? It made sense, seeing as they both seemed to share a care for each other and after how close they had gotten, it would be strange to label their relationship as anything less.

However, Penelope felt a pang of disappointment and one that didn't fade easily. It might have been because of how rattled the storm had gotten her or how much she was reminded of their previous time together but she wasn't able to ignore it. The knight had to accept the fact that a friendship with him was not what she was looking for. She wanted more. 

"Thanks." She mumbled quietly in response before turning her gaze away from him.

The knight flinched at another roar of thunder sounded outside. She stiffened for a moment and side glanced over at Crow, wishing she could just stay in his embrace like before. Penelope closed her eyes tightly, feeling quite regretful. This hadn't been the future she had wanted for either of them and she knew if she could change things, she would in a heart beat. Gavin was a good person but he wasn't the man she loved. It had always been Crow and it seemed that wouldn't change. A thought crossed her mind as she was reminded of the first night she had seen him again.

"If... If my answer, to your question on the first night we met, changed... W-Would it matter?" She asked quietly and without thinking the situation over. A moment later and the knight felt instant regret as she considered what she had just asked. While she may have wanted more, she didn't want to drive him away either. It was possible that he had already gotten over her or perhaps still held a bit of grudge for her decision to leave him behind. "Ah uuh.. I mean.. never mind." She stuttered, trying to backtrack rather unsuccessfully.