As another silence fell over the group, Crow found it to be rather peaceful. He enjoyed conversing with other people in general, but whenever he spoke with the knights, conflicts always seemed to arise between him and Gavin. It was much more relaxing to just sit quietly and let the conversation taper off while the others finished their food. So, he leaned back against the wall and closed his eyes, waiting without speaking for Penelope to eat her supper so they could go to bed.

After a bit, he opened his eyes again to glance at her, only to find that she was done with her food. As she moved in to kiss him, he smiled and leaned forward slightly to meet her lips. “Mhm,” he murmured tiredly when she pulled away. “I think napping for so much of the day took away the rest of my energy.” After taking a second to stretch his legs, he rose to his feet and offered her a hand to stand up as well. Once they were both off the ground, he took her by the hand to lead her back to the other room, where he had left his bedroll out from the night before.

Laying down beside Penelope, he wrapped one arm around her side and pulled her close to his chest. “I’m going to miss this,” he sighed softly, nestling his head against hers. In two days, they would be parting ways again, and he would be sleeping alone once more. The thought made him feel cold, and he held the knight a little tighter.

Feeling sleep tug at him, he yawned and managed to mumble a brief “I love you, Penelope” before he succumbed to its enticing clutches.

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The next morning, Crow found that he wasn’t the last to wake up this time. Gavin’s bed was empty and already packed up with the rest of his things, but Olivia was still passed out in what look like a deep sleep on her mat. He stretched and wrapped his arms around Penelope, pressing a warm kiss to her cheek. “Morning, love,” he said with a smile.

In the next moment, he saw Gavin step into the room. The knight glanced at them briefly before coloring slightly and averting his gaze to look at Olivia instead. “Everyone, get ready to go quickly,” he said in a brusque tone. “We need to hit the road soon.” Not wanting to linger any longer than he had to, he collected his supplies and stepped back out to wait for them in the main room.

Crow rolled his eyes. “Too bad,” he sighed, turning back to Penelope with mock frown. “Looks like I didn’t wake up early enough to spare us some time away from his uptight ass.”