The rest of the trip was relatively peaceful. After being reassured by Crow, Penelope felt a bit better and was a little more prepared to face Rikki's attempts to get between them. Luckily it seemed the female thief was done with her attempts for the time being though and kept a bit of distance from them now, which the knight was grateful for. She didn't particularly want to face Rikki again after losing her cool for that brief moment. Penelope didn't regret the insult but she was still a little embarrassed about getting so worked up. 

The only thing that troubled the knight was that it seemed Gavin had picked up on the dispute between the three. As they traveled, she caught him occasionally glancing over his shoulder at them. Penelope worried about how much the male knight had overheard. He already didn't trust Crow and she was rather sure that him thinking the thief was involved with Rikki as well wouldn't help. However, he made no effort to get between them or speak with her about it for the time being so she could only hope that meant the knight was still in the dark. 

By the time they arrived to Wheldrake, it was well into the night. She glanced up at the dark sky before looking ahead towards Gavin as he slowed to a stop. He eyed the town for a moment before turning back to the group. His gaze flickered over the thieves distrustfully before looking over at Penelope. 

"I was thinking we should split up before we get to the tavern." he suggested, crossing his arms over his chest. "We're a bigger group now so it might be better to break off before the villagers get suspicious of us instead."

"Not a bad idea." Penelope mused with a small nod before looking up at Crow. "You said we need to keep a low profile so he doesn't figure out we're looking for him right?"