The next day went on normally for the knight, although not without some minor bumps. The guards that had known about Penelope and Jane's meeting with the herbalist didn't hesitate to spread the news and eventually it reached the ears of the other two barons. The two weren't quite as in favor of the meetings as Mia had been, but luckily it didn't take much to convince them otherwise as neither seemed particularly concerned about what the physician was doing so long as it didn't take away from healing the knights after combat. 

As the day wore on, Penelope found out that a few other of the knights found it to be a waste of time. Unfortunately for them, she didn't care enough to take their criticisms and the majority didn't seem to care, which made it even easier to ignore those that disagreed. And, luckily there were a few that even agreed with the physician working to help with curing the disease. Of those that agreed, Gavin was one of them. 

"So it affects a lot of the people in Myrefall, huh?" The male knight looked over curiously at her. The two sat comfortably in the grass, finishing up their dinners as they spoke. Ever since he had learned about the meetings, he had grown interested and quickly began to ask questions about what was going on in the village. It was a brief reminder of why she had been so content at his side during her time apart from Crow. He shared a similar desire to protect and aid the people in the outer villages, which was something she still admired in the knight despite choosing to leave him.

"From what I've heard, yeah." Penelope mumbled, thinking of Crow and what he had told her about his mother. "Apparently it's plagued that village for many years." 

"Really?" Gavin frowned a little and leaned back on the palms of his hands. "I haven't been to Myrefall a lot so I never even knew.." He shook his head and then smiled at her. "Well, you continue to impress, Penelope. First getting the barons to pass the rule and now this.. The outer villages will have a lot to thank you for by the end of this war." 

"Not really.." Penelope shrugged, shifting her gaze away from him. She didn't quite agree with his words. Though she had managed to help create one rule, it certainly wasn't enough in her opinion. Plus the only reason she had even been so dead set on having the physician aid in curing the disease was because of her selfish desperation to save Crow rather than some noble desire to help the people of Myrefall. "I haven't done much at all. The rule just makes knights more cautious it doesn't make them protect the villagers like they should and as for the illness.. Well, that herbalist is doing all of the work." 

Gavin looked over at her and let out a soft sigh. "I guess.. But still, you're doing more than anyone else has and we've only been out here for a short while. And there's still time for you to do more if you really feel like you haven't done that much." 

Penelope glanced over at him and smiled appreciatively at him. "Well, you might be onto something with that last part." She mused with a firm nod. The knight felt a little bit of inspiration from Gavin's words. Though she hadn't done much yet, there was still time for her to do more. It made her wonder if she could really push for the knights to do more that would help the outer villages during their time at the battlefront. She wasn't quite sure how much power she had or if the barons would even listen to her if she did come up with something, but his words made her hopeful that she'd be able to do more before the end of the war. 

The two eventually parted ways and went to lay down for the night. Penelope felt her mind buzzing with thoughts as she laid on her mat. She thought of the war, the villages, the illness and of course, Crow. She wondered if the medicine would work now that Jane had given Hazel different herbs to try. She also wondered when she would see him again. The knight let out a long sigh and rolled over as she felt a pang of longing at the thought. She missed the thief and not knowing when she would see him again made the days go by even slower than before. As time passed, she eventually fell asleep as her thoughts died down and her weariness took over.