The three knights traveled back to their camp without much issue. Though Gavin obviously wasn't thrilled that they'd still be working with Crow, he didn't protest against the plans Penelope had made and merely offered to grab the supplies while she spoke with Mia. Olivia, of course, seemed willing to go along with it and had little interest in the details. After catching the other two up on the plans, a comfortable silence fell over the three knights as they returned to their camp. Penelope and Gavin made sure to help Olivia to her tent first. Once the other female knight was out of sight, the two parted as well and headed off to their own tents to settle down for the night. --- The next morning, Penelope woke up early, mainly due to her growling stomach rather than anything else. The last she had eaten was the small portion she had for lunch and had ignored her hunger once they had returned to camp due to how tired she had felt from the long day. The knight got up and headed off to grab breakfast before she planned to speak with Mia. The camp was already bustling with activity. Ever since the raid, it seemed that most knights got a head start on the day, still scrambling to try and recover. She grabbed a quick meal alone, since she didn't plan to meet up with Olivia and Gavin until later. The knight finished two bowls of the porridge that had been made—she usually didn't take more than one serving but hunger got the best of her this time— then set out to speak with Mia. She hoped that she would be able to convince her baroness to let her leave camp for a few days. The thought of it again made her heart flutter with the excitement of being with Crow for so long. Feeling renewed determination, she stepped into the baroness' tent. Mia was speaking with Tomas when Penelope entered. Their conversation died down as Mia looked over to see Penelope. "Ah there you are. I was wondering where you've been.. You must have had a long patrol." "I did." Penelope nodded. "I bet. Layth mentioned something about you chasing a lead up in Whitebridge. Did you find anything?" Tomas asked eagerly. Penelope shifted a bit and met Mia's gaze. "That's actually what I'm here to speak with you about... Yesterday, in Whitebridge, a peasant had some information about spotting the thieves down in Aramoor before he left to travel up to Whitebridge. I know that was a while ago considering how far apart the two villages are but I think there's still a good chance they're down there or that we can find a better sense of where they went if we talk to the villagers in Aramoor." Mia paused, exchanging a glance with Tomas before looking back at Penelope. "That's the most information we've gotten from a patrol so I agree that it would be worth to check it out. We'll have to send a patrol down there." "About that.." Penelope gave a sheepish smile. "I'd like to take the patrol I took yesterday down there." "You?" Mia frowned. "Penelope, I'm glad you had an effective patrol but you're still a lieutenant and the camp needs you to help us recover around here too.. That's a long time for you to be gone." "I know but can we really trust anyone else?" Penelope countered. "All of the patrols the other day failed to find any lead whatsoever and my mine did. Olivia, Gavin and I know how to work with peasants so that we can catch these thieves. If we let someone else handle it, there's a good chance they'll let this lead slip through their hands." Mia pursed her lips together, still looking reluctant to agree. Penelope grew a bit tense with worry as she held Mia's uncertain gaze. It seemed that the baroness was still against sending her even despite the argument she had given. Tomas glanced at the two women before turning to Mia. "I can deal with a bit more work for a few days." he said offering a kind smile. "I say let her go. She's probably right in guessing most can't handle this very well if they have to work with peasants.. Layth and few others were already making a big fuss about her getting information from them." The baroness look over at Tomas and then shifted her gaze back to Penelope before giving a long sigh. "I suppose you might be right.... Alright, Penelope. You can go. Make sure you're well prepared for the trip and most importantly, be careful." "Thank you, Mia." Penelope said gratefully as a wave of relief washed over her as the baroness finally agreed. She dipped her head to the two before quickly slipping out of the tent. Now that she had gotten the approval, it was time to meet up with Gavin and Olivia so they could leave soon.