Penelope winced as Crow said he loved her. Normally the words brought her joy but in that moment they just stung like salt on an open wound. Though she didn't want to believe a word he said at the moment, she found herself at least accepting that to be true, though she now questioned the value of such words. Did such feelings even matter when he had been willing to turn on her like this? Perhaps his version of love was much different than what she felt. 

Before she could respond to him, she noticed a figure suddenly force themselves in front of her. She blinked, a bit surprised. Caught up in her emotions and confronting Crow, the knight had nearly forgotten that she had come here with him. His sudden appearance caused her to feel a stab of guilt. Gavin had been honest with her this whole time and tried so hard to show her the truth. She owed him an apology for all the trouble she had caused him. 

She didn't get a chance to dwell on that thought long as Crow spoke up again, pleading with her. She studied him for a moment with tearfilled eyes. Despite everything, part of her craved to give into his words and trust him. But too many people had gotten hurt and if she did give in, there was a chance even more would get hurt. She couldn't risk being such a fool again, blinded by her feelings for him. Not to mention that she was far too hurt by what she had overheard. 

"Hollow words just like all the ones before." Gavin snorted as he glared at Crow hatefully. "This game you've been playing is over, thief."  Penelope stepped up besides Gavin's side and placed a hand on the male knight's arm that had the sword in hand. He glanced towards her and reluctantly lowered his blade, though he refused to put it away completely. Though she was hurt, she didn't want him to harm Crow in his anger. 

"I shouldn't have even trusted you before..." she mumbled quietly in agreement with Gavin. "And you haven't given me any reason to trust you now. Especially if you're planning to run off and aid Younis." Penelope took in a shaky breath as she tried to regain some control over her emotions as she met Crow's gaze with a hint of determination. "I'll give you a chance though."

"Penelope, don't." Gavin frowned as he looked over at her. "He's just going to use you against to hurt our comrades again. Let's just end this now."

"I won't let that happened, Gavin." she assured in a weak voice as she felt another stab of guilt. However, she didn't move her gaze from Crow. "I'm not going to just forgive you for this. Not like before. If I can trust you, you're going to have to prove it." her gaze narrowed on him. "You must know where Jaxon's located since you've been throwing us off his trail this whole time. So you can start by telling me where he is."