The next day went by fairly quickly. Penelope managed keep busy with her work in camp, which helped to keep her mind off of her plans to sneak off with Gavin later. The camp had made a fairly decent recovery over the week and now it was just a matter of holding off until their supplies came in. She hoped that the battalion would make it without being attacked until then. If they did, it was fully possible for them to make a comeback from their current defeat. 

As the sun began to sink in the sky, she finished off her last bit of work for the day before going to meet up with Gavin. Now that it was getting closer to time, she felt her stomach churn anxiously as she thought about what they were going to do and the question of who was right and wrong began to plague her thoughts. [i]It's fine.. I have to be right. Crow's on our side and Gavin's going to see that tonight.[/i] she told herself firmly as she took in a deep breath. 

"Are you ready?" Gavin asked as he reached her side. The two stood near the edge of camp, away from where most were getting their supper for the night. He eyed her with a hopeful gaze. "You're still going with me tonight right?"

"Yes. I told you I would." Penelope said with a small nod. She looked up to meet his gaze with a stubborn look. "But if we don't see anything tonight, you've got to accept that Crow's innocent and that we have to focus on finding Jaxon, the real criminal."

"[i]If[/i] I'm wrong, then I will." Gavin muttered and shook his head. "But I won't be and you're going to realize that soon enough, Penelope." 

"We'll see." she grumbled, trying to hide the nervousness she felt at his words. Shifting her gaze away from him, she swept her gaze over the camp. The sun had began to sink in the sky, signaling that it was nearing the time for them to depart. The female knight shuffled her feet uneasily and then turned back to Gavin. "When should we leave?"

"The sooner the better." Gavin replied as he eyed the sky. "I don't want to be late or miss him when he slips out... Let's leave now." As she gave a small nod, he turned to lead the way out of camp. However, before he moved any further, he paused and looked back down at her with a softer expression. "Penelope... Listen.. I just want you to know that I am here for you and I'll have your back if anything goes wrong."

"Thanks but I don't think this is going to go how you think it is. Now let's go before someone notices us." Penelope muttered, avoiding his gaze. Gavin let out a sigh and nodded before beginning to lead the way out of camp.

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The two traveled a path that Penelope was all too familiar with. As they drew closer to Myrefall, she began to realize that Gavin was leading her straight towards the clearing where she usually met with Crow. [i]So that's how he found him before..[/i] she thought. The male knight must had backtracked to here when he was after the thief the first time. Crow must have crossed through it before. 

Soon the two knights arrived at the clearing and Gavin directed her over to hide behind some thick bushes. The two crouched down together, neither speaking as Gavin had his gaze trained in on the clearing looking for signs of Crow while Penelope glanced around the forest, silently praying that the thief wouldn't make an appearance.