Penelope frowned as Crow told her about Hazel's refusal to work with a noble. The knight felt a small burst of frustration with the herbalist. "People and their pride," she grumbled shaking her head disapprovingly. "Seems like nobles and peasants do have some things in common when it comes to that." As Crow went on hopefully, her expression softened a bit and she gave a small nod. "I hope you're right about that." she said as she looked up at him. 

She pet him halfway as he leaned into kiss her again. Penelope wrapped her arms around him, holding him closely to herself as she kissed him back. Though she was still worried, she was willing to ignore it for now. Especially so she could still enjoy the short time they had left together. With the battle approaching, it would be a while before she was able to see him again, perhaps even another week depending on how battles went. It was difficult to see him so rarely and without any other option until the end of the war, she was determined to make the most of their small meetings while she could. 

"I know you will and I'm not giving up on that future either." Penelope said softly and with more confidence than she had been feeling. She wanted to be hopeful and wasn't going to give up on him easily. There had to be a cure out there for his illness and she had to trust that the herbalist would be able to find it, with or without the physician's help. Penelope leaned in and pressed a short trail of kisses along his jawline. 

"I wish I didn't have to wait so long to see you again." she murmured as she pulled back slightly. "We'll probably have to wait around another week to meet up because of the battles," she frowned a little as she looked up at him. "And I'm not sure how much longer I can stay out tonight. With how things are going in camp, I probably can't spare as much time as usual."