The following morning Penelope found herself a bit sore from the day's previous sparring so she took it easy for most of the morning. She ended up spending some time with Olivia, walking around the camp and talking casually in order to waste the spare time until her meeting, which was pushed to later in the evening due to Bennet being busy with organizing part of the battle plans. Unfortunately it wasn't long before they were joined by Millicent. The archer made her way up to Penelope's other side and wasn't quick to leave despite the clear annoyance coming that radiated off of Olivia.

Penelope was a bit surprised to have Millicent hanging around her again. The other woman had seemed to lost respect for her after 'losing' Crow that one night and wandering off for a full day. She wondered what had made her desire to spend time with them. An uncomfortable silence fell over the three after their curt greetings to each other. Olivia shifted her gaze off to the side and Penelope eyed the ground, feeling a bit on edge in Millicent's presence. Millicent kept glancing around, clearly trying to scrounge up a topic to discuss since the other two clearly weren't making any effort. 

"So Penelope, have you thought about the wedding much yet?" she suddenly asked, breaking the silence as she looked over at Penelope with bright eyes. 

"W-What?" Penelope blinked in surprise. 

Olivia snorted as she tried to hold back her laughter. "I guess word doesn't travel very fast around here." she snickered. 

"And what's that supposed to mean?" Millicent narrowed her eyes. 

"It means that there isn't going to be a wedding. Penelope ended her courtship with Gavin... Like, over a month ago now." Olivia gave an exaggerated sigh as she taunted, "Poor thing. You're so behind."

"Well, some of us aren't as nosy as you are Olivia." Millicent responded sharply. Her gaze flickered over to Penelope questioningly. "What happened? You guys still seem close."

"We're still friends." Penelope shrugged casually. "I.. just didn't want to be with him. He's a good guy but not quite the one for me."

Millicent tilted her head. "Can you even make that decision? Isn't it your father's?" she asked with confusion. Penelope hesitated to reply. It was true. Technically speaking, her father was supposed to be the one in control of her courtship, especially since he was the one who forced her into it in the first place. The knight was merely lucky that Gavin was willing to respect her decision without trying to involve her father. However, the situation likely looked very strange to the other nobles around her. 

"I guess so.." Penelope replied slowly. "but he's not here and Gavin understands so it's out of his power."

"Which means, Penelope's free to sleep with any guy she wants again!" Olivia grinned. Penelope shot her a silent glare. 

Millicent wrinkled her nose up at Olivia's words. "Not everyone is as frivolous as you." she grumbled. 

Olivia pouted and crossed her arms. "Is that why you're so up tight? Has it been that long since a man's pleased you?"

"Why you-"

"Ok, calm down you two." Penelope interrupted noticing Millicent's frustration at Olivia's taunting. 

Millicent huffed and crossed her arms over her chest. "I'd wish you'd find better company, Penelope." The archer shook her head before turning to leave. "I'll talk to you some other time." 

Penelope watched her go and shook her head a little before turning back to look over at Olivia. The other female knight had smug smirk on her face, clearly proud that she had managed to annoy the archer enough to leave. Penelope let out a quiet laugh. "Did you have to go that far?"

"Well she wouldn't leave if I didn't." Olivia shrugged then grinned. "You're lucky I scared her off before she really started asking questions."

"That's true." Penelope nodded her head. The two walked on for a while longer, now comfortable again without the overly strict archerer hanging around. Her gaze flickered up to the evening sky. It was growing late, which meant it was nearly time for her to meet with the barons and find out when the next battle would occur. She parted ways with Olivia and headed off to the tent, joining the others as they sat down for the meeting.