Since it was a rather large group, the knights were forced to travel at a bit of a slower pace. Penelope walked at the head of it with Gavin and Olivia at her side. For a good while, there was a silence over the three of them. Olivia picked up on the seriousness of this final patrol and clearly didn't want to cause trouble for Penelope at the current time. Gavin was focused as usual. He mentioned nothing more on the lead possibly being fake and judging by his attitude, was willing to take in seriously even if he had doubts. 

"So.." Olivia eventually broke the silence with a bit of hesitance as she looked over at Penelope. "Have you figured out what you're going to do after this? With... You know who I mean."

"Olivia, it's only been two days. She probably doesn't want to talk about it." Gavin grumbled warningly. 

Penelope glanced between the two and let out a small sigh. "It's fine, Gavin... I actually did figure out what I'm going to." she admitted quietly, keeping her gaze focused on the path ahead as they walked. She felt a hint of pressure as she felt the gaze of both of her friends on her. "If.. If this goes right, then I'll speak with him."

"What?" Gavin frowned. 

"So much for being the rebound Gavin." Olivia mused with a small smirk, causing for the male knight to shoot her a glare.

Penelope rolled her eyes at them and let out a sigh. "I'm just going to talk with him. Anything more will be decided after that... But I'd rather not talk about that stuff right now." she glanced towards both of them and stood up a bit straighter. "We have a more pressing issue at hand with handling Jaxon.."

The other two nodded and Penelope managed to switched the subject without resistance, which she was grateful for. She really didn't want to go into detail about how she was feeling towards Crow at the moment. Especially since she was completely certain yet and she doubted her feelings would sit well with Gavin, who hated the thief. The large group walked on and Penelope discussed upcoming plans and how they would handle attacking the camp once they got there.

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The sun had nearly set by the time that they reached Wheldrake. Penelope had stopped the group just on the outskirts of town for a second break. She wanted to have the cover of the night when they finally went to attack as well as give her comrades a chance to rest before they went rushing into what she could only assume would be a nasty fight. She leaned back against a tree and looked over the clearing that they had settled in, watching as a few of the knights either took naps, ate their dinner or chatted amongst themselves. 

She closed her eyes for a moment, steeling herself for what was coming. Pushing herself off of the trunk of the tree, she made her way over to the center of the clearing, giving a sharp whistle to get everyone's attention. It worked easily as the knights move to group around their lieutenant and suddenly she felt a new wave of anxiousness. This was her first time leading such a big group alone, making her a bit hesitant to speak. Swallowing her nervousness down, she stood a little straighter, attempting to gain an air of authority that she always saw in the barons and other lieutenants. 

"We're going to travel around Wheldrake and head straight into the forest that lies between it and Aramoor. I don't want the villagers catching wind of us moving in, since there is a chance they could warn the thieves.. or that a few of the thieves are amongst them." She explained with a firm voice as she eyed the crowd. While she was a bit concerned about those points, she also didn't want to disrupt the villagers of Wheldrake by leading what was practically a small battalion through their streets.  Luckily her decision to avoid the village all together was easily accepted by her comrades, which gave her a bit more confidence as she went on.

"From there, we just have to head half way to Aramoor and the camp should be right there." she explained then paused before adding with grave seriousness. "These thieves are ruthless killers. They have killed our comrades and taken our supplies. They will be showed no mercy. Keep alert and don't hesitate when we attack." 

Murmurs of approval and agreement rose from the crowd and Penelope glanced up at the sky. The sun had fully sunk and now darkness was beginning to fall over them. It was time to move. "We'll leave now. Split off into the groups you were assigned. Those attacking from the west are with me. Those attacking from the east are with Gavin. Remember, travel quietly." The plan was to pinch the thieves in between the knights in hopes it would make it difficult for them to escape as well as win. Penelope waited as they broke off into their perspective groups and then began to lead the way towards where the camp laid, swinging further to the west as the groups broke off. It was time to see if Crow's words had been true and if all her effort to take this murderer down would pay off.