The next few days went on without much difficulty for the knight. Penelope remained in camp most of the time and often picked up a few guard shifts to keep herself busy. Gavin also began to spend time with her again, a change she was quick to notice. She was glad to have his company again, even though they were on somewhat rocky terms. The female knight hoped that it meant they could figure out a way to be friends since she did still care for the male knight.

The camp seemed quick to change focus and now that they had recovered their stolen supplies, a majority of the knights were already preparing for the next battle. Battle plans had finally been settled between the barons as well and it was a mixture of both ideas. The knights would first strike the Younisian forces a little further south of Grimsby, ranging closer to Whitebridge instead. If they won that battle, Mia intended to quickly push for Grimsby, meaning that there would likely be two battles in a relatively short time from each other, which made Penelope quite uneasy for many reasons.

One of them being Crow and his illness. She was worried that the thief would still insist on fighting despite the danger he'd be putting himself in. Her worry didn't waver easily either and remained as a constant reminder that she needed to speak with Jane about meeting with Hazel. She hoped that Crow had had success in convincing the cold woman. 

Penelope walked towards the infirmary, which was made of multiple small tents where the physicians stored their medicine and treated their patients. Stepping inside one, she began to look around for Jane. A young assistant looked up from the book he was reading as she stepped in and tilted his head slightly. "Hello. Do you need help with something?" He asked politely. 

"I'm looking for Jane. Do you happen to know where she is?" Penelope asked. 

The boy nodded. "She's a couple tents down the right in one of the storage rooms."

"Ah ok. Thank you." Penelope said before slipping out of the tent and headed down towards the other tent. She stepped inside and spotted Jane as the physician looked over the medicines and seemed to be keeping a tally of their supplies. The woman seemed so focused in her simple work that she didn't even notice Penelope's arrival. The knight stepped a little further into the tent. "Hey Jane." 

The physician turned her head and blinked in surprise. "Oh, hello Penelope." She said as she carefully set down a small jar of herbs before turning to face the knight. "What brings you here dear? Is your shoulder acting up?" 

"No, I'm fine I was just hoping I could speak with you about a concern I have." Penelope said, walking over to the healer as she gestured for her to come closer. 

"Of course you can." Jane nodded her head. "What's troubling you?"

"Well about four days ago when I left camp, I wandered through the village near here, Myrefall, and it seems to me that there's some kind of sickness running through there." Penelope explained, being careful about how she structured her story to the healer. "I spoke with one of the locals, a herbalist actually, and found out that they call it the Creeping Death. There's no known cure for it and everyone that has it eventually dies."

Jane crossed her arms as she looked over at Penelope. "I hope you're not trying to push charity work on me." She remarked with a frown. "I'm being paid to aid the knights here, not to solve the issues of the outer villages you know."

"I'm not." Penelope shook her head quickly. "It's out of concern for the knights here. Our camp isn't far from this village so it's completely possible that eventually the knights will catch it. I was hoping you'd be willing to try and look into this illness more so that we'd be prepared for it if the time ever came."

Jane fell quiet for a moment, pursing her lips together as she seemed to think over Penelope's words. The knight shifted, feeling a bit desperate for Jane's agreement. 

"A-And you wouldn't have to work alone on this. The herbalist that I mentioned before is trying to find a cure. I just thought she could use some help. She's not trained like you but she's got quite a bit of skill from what I hear. I'm sure I can arrange a meeting between you two." Penelope said.

Jane let out a small sigh. "Maybe.. I understand your concern with that village being so close.. Give me some time to think it over. After the next battle, perhaps we can figure out a meeting between me and this herbalist you speak of."

Penelope felt a small wave of relief. Though Jane seemed reluctant and hadn't fully agreed yet, it was still a good sign to hear her at least open to the idea of meeting with Hazel. If the two were able to work together, the knight felt a little more confident that they'd be able to find a cure for Crow. She nodded her head. "Alright. Thank you Jane." She said politely before turning and heading out of the tent, feeling a bit more hopeful.