The rest of the patrol felt longer than usual due to the uncomfortable silence. At least, for Penelope. Layth didn't seem too bothered by it, aside from an angry expression that didn't seem to fade from his face. As suspected, they didn't find anything of concern and eventually returned to camp. Layth headed off without a goodbye as soon as they returned, leaving Penelope alone for a moment as she walked off to find her friends before supper was served. 

She walked off towards where Bran's tent was. Ever since Gavin took the position from him, the male knight often visited with Bran, both to make sure the captain was doing alright as well as get approval on how he was handling his duties. from what Penelope could tell, Bran wasn't too bothered by it and instead enjoyed the occasional visit. As she neared, she spotted Gavin standing outside the tent and waved to get his attention as she walked over. The male knight spotted her and smiled as he walked over to meet her halfway. 

"How'd your patrol go?" he asked.

"Alright." she shrugged then paused. "I might have got into a bit of an argument with Layth but I suppose that's not too strange."

"Considering how your brother is, not really." he smirked a little. "What was it about?"

"How he doesn't like the rule meant to protect the villagers." she explained to him as they began to walk. "It didn't go very well of course."

"I can imagine." Gavin frowned and shook his head. "Well, you got through to the barons so that's what really counts."

Penelope nodded her head. "I suppose so.. It's just he's my brother, so I was hoping that out of all people, I could get him to understand." 

Gavin sighed and wrapped an arm around her shoulders, giving her a comforting squeeze. "Not everyone can change unfortunately. But your brother will at least obey the rule enough so you shouldn't let it bother you too much."

"Ah! There you two are!"

The exclamation ahead made the two knights look ahead to see Olivia bounding over to them. The other female knight eyed them for a moment as Gavin removed his arm from around Penelope before giving a cheerful smile. Penelope caught the look and rolled her eyes. Olivia smirked, "I was nearly thinking I'd have to eat by myself."

"I'm sure you'd find company of some kind." Gavin rolled his eyes, making Olivia shoot an annoyed look at him. 

"Well, we're here now." Penelope smiled as she moved in between her two friends. "Come on then."

Gavin and Olivia still didn't get along very well but most of their arguing had died down as of late. Luckily, neither seemed intent on arguing with the other so they followed after Penelope without any hesitation or additional comments. The three made their way to grab a plate and moved to sit down by a small campfire that had been started by another small group of knights as the sun was beginning to set.