Penelope closed her eyes for a moment as he pulled her closer and pressed a kiss to her forehead. Feeling a little better after speaking with him about it, the knight was able to find a bit more comfort in his touch again. As he pulled back to met her gaze, she let out a soft sigh at his words. "I wish we could too.." she murmured in agreement as she felt a stab of longing. As if the war itself wasn't already enough, a band of murderous thieves working against them certainly didn't help. Mixed with Gavin's confidence that Crow was the enemy, things seemed to continue to get more complicated and difficult as time wore on. 

She wrapped an arm around him and nestled her head underneath his as she held him close. The knight stayed like for a moment, merely enjoying his presence besides her while she longed for simpler days. She thought of the future they had planned after the war and found herself hoping they could prevent Younis from doing any more damage. As much as she wanted the future with him after the war, she also wanted to make sure her kingdom came out as the victors. Her family and friends would be safer if Brerra won and she wouldn't have to worry about what Younis would decide to do to the people of Brerra. 

After some time, she pulled away from Crow and offered him an apologetic smile. "Sorry tonight didn't go the way we had originally planned." she told him softly before leaning in to press a soft kiss to his lips. "I'll have to make it up to you next time we meet." [i]And by then, this whole mess will be a little less complicated..[/i] she thought with newfound certainty. By then, Gavin would see once and for all that she was right about Crow. And once he did, they'd be able to focus properly on the real enemy. 

"I should probably get going soon.." She added on a more reluctant note as she shifted out of his embrace and moved to collect her clothing. Penelope grabbed her shirt and glanced over her shoulder at him. "I'm thinking we should meet in another four days.. Does that work for you?"