Gavin curled his lip up aggressively at Crow's words. He wasn't sure if the thief was actually that confident that Penelope wouldn't believe him or if he was just trying to get him to give up. Either way he didn't appreciate the words. Unfortunately he didn't get a chance to rebuttal though as the thief suddenly lunged at him with his dagger. Gavin swiftly brought his sword up to  block the attack with relative ease. 

Just when he thought it was a fight that the thief wanted, Crow took off sprinting to get away from him. "Bastard." Gavin spat and quickly gave chase as he recovered from the initial attack. He mainly did it out of anger and frustration, not really having a set plan for dealing with the thief. However, as the distance began to grow between them and Gavin fell further behind, he decided it might be best to deal with Crow another day. 

He slowed to a stop and glared after the thief as he escaped from him. "Run while you can! Once Penelope finds out about this, it's all over!" he snapped as he caught his breath. It was likely better it worked out this way anyways. If he had captured Crow, Penelope would have likely found a way to get him free and if he had killed him, she'd likely never forgive him and be rather heartbroken. Now alone in the woods, he let out a long sigh as Penelope came to mind. Though he was eager to prove that he had been right all along, there was also a sense of bitterness that came with the idea of telling her the man she claimed to love was the enemy. 

Even though Gavin believed that with time she would have changed her mind, he couldn't deny that she cared for the thief. To learn the truth would surely hurt her greatly. [i]It's necessary though and I'll help her through it.[/i] he thought to ease a hint of guilt that he felt. He'd be by her side just like always and hopefully, that would be enough to help soften the damage the thief was sure to cause to her heart.

Turning the knight began to make his way alone back towards camp. It was late and he was a bit anxious to return back. Gavin remained on high alert, a bit paranoid that the thief would double back and try to use the element of surprise to finish him off before he had a chance to tell Penelope about all he had learned.