Penelope stepped out of the small home and swept her gaze over the street, making sure there weren't any guards around. It seemed clear so she began to head off towards her camp. She only managed to take a couple steps when she heard rustling nearby. The knight froze and glanced over at Crow, noticing that he had heard it as well. Her heart raced a little faster, anxious at the possibility that perhaps someone had followed her from the camp. As Crow began to edge around the building, she bent down to draw her dagger from her boot and then moved to follow him. 

She hung back slightly. Depending on who it was, she might need to try and keep her identity hidden, if that was still possible. However, Penelope kept her dagger drawn, ready to leap to defend Crow if the unknown source of sound did attack. She followed behind as he crept down the wall of the building. She grew tense as he moved to attack and remained on the other side of the wall as he leapt out. Penelope readied herself to jump to his aid if needed but was caught off guard as Crow realized it was Rikki. 

The knight blinked in surprise and put away her blade before moving to quietly step around the corner. Her gaze fell on the female thief. It didn't take her long to learn that the other woman was crying and why. Penelope averted her gaze, feeling a pang of sympathy for the heartbroken thief. Though she had never experienced quite what Rikki was going through, the knight knew what heartbreak felt like in her own ways, like when she had to give up Crow because of the failed mission. It was something she wouldn't wish on anyone.

Crow broke her from her thoughts as he addressed her again. She looked up at him and paused, glancing over at Rikki with a small look of pity before looking back to Crow. "Alright." She agreed quietly. "See you." The knight turned and headed off back towards the main street leaving the two thieves alone. As she walked, Penelope wondered what Rikki finding out about them would mean and if it was something she should be worried about. Rikki had seemed friendly enough when Penelope had been around her and she seemed to care greatly for Crow so she doubted she would do anything that would harm him. 

However, just like how she worried about Gavin handling the news, Penelope felt a bit of worry that Rikki might try to find a way to use this against them. The thieves likely wouldn't approve of his relationship with her, at least that's what she assumed due to how he hid it from them, so perhaps Rikki would tell the others and use it to try and separate them. Penelope frowned at the thought. They already had enough standing in their way. She let out a small sigh and focused her gaze ahead as she headed into the forest, hoping that Crow would be able to handle the situation alright.