Penelope felt a wave of relief as he wrapped her up in tight embrace. The knight wasted no time sinking into his touch and wrapping her arms around him as well. Knowing that he had been so close to ending things made her hold him a bit tighter, a bit shaken by the thought of losing him again. She smiled at his words, glad that she had managed to make him realize he was wrong. She leaned in to meet him as he kissed her, savoring the feeling of being so close to him. After also speaking about her regret over the two years they were apart, she couldn't help but feel a swell of affection and gratefulness that he was back in her life.

As he pulled back, she reached a hand up to brush back a strand of hair from his face. "I'm sorry you didn't know sooner.." she mumbled, feeling a small bit of guilt. It wasn't like she had been trying to hide it from him but she couldn't help but feel a little bad after seeing how pained he was thinking that he needed to let her go. Penelope pressed an affectionate kiss to his cheek before resting her head against his. 

"It is what I want." she assured him softly. "And I know you will so don't stress yourself out again thinking you aren't enough. Or that you're ruining me, because you're not. I want that future after the war that we talked about and I won't be giving it up easily." The knight smiled and closed her eyes for a brief moment. "Whatever challenges come with obtaining that will be a piece of cake as long as we're together.. We've gotten through an enemy castle, mercenaries, battles, and everything in between."

Penelope pulled back slightly to smirk up at him softly. "And we're about to add a band of murderous thieves to the list."