Penelope frowned at Crow's word and shook her head. "Stubborn as always." she mumbled as she reached to place her hand over his. Her lip quivered slightly as she felt her throat grow tight with emotion. "Stay with me now... I'll.. I'll figure out some way to save you."

"It's that thief!"

The knight jumped at the voice of one of her comrades. Like a trance being broken, she suddenly became aware of the others around her. As she looked around, she realized that the only ones that remained in the clearing were knights and that the thieves had either ran or been killed. She blinked as Leo, one of the knights under her command and a rather cold one at that, step over towards her and Crow with his sword drawn. She grew tense, unsure what he was going to do and unsure what she should do. 

"He's still alive.." Leo grumbled as he looked down at Crow with a hateful gaze. He lifted his sword to point towards the wounded thief's throat. "If you want to bring his head to the barons, I can arrange that."

"You will do no such thing." Penelope growled defensively as she used her hand to push the weapon away from Crow. Leo blinked in surprise and eyed her questioningly. Unfortunately he wasn't the only one. The first shout had turned everyone's attention over to Crow and now the rest of her patrol, aside from Gavin and Olivia who looked nervous, had their eyes on her. The lieutenant would have to think fast if she wanted to get Crow help and keep her job. 

"What do you mean by that?" Leo snorted. "He took our supplies and killed our comrades!" 

His words earned a wide spread chorus of agreement from the other knights. Penelope shook her head and slowly stood up to her feet. "No, he didn't. He is responsible for stealing only a small portion of our supplies. The real culprits were the other thieves we killed here tonight. He isn't the enemy! He's an ally." she stated firmly and glanced down at Crow before looking back at Leo. "He saved my life. Now I'm going to return the favor. Search this camp for bandages and any other medical supplies! And I need someone with some knowledge in healing."

"You expect us to heal [i]him[/i]?" Leo wrinkled his nose. "Are you mad?"

"He saved her life." Gavin stepped forward to glare at Leo. "It's the honorable thing to do."

"But-"

"That was an order." Penelope stated with firmness as she looked around at her comrades. "We save him now and after that his fate will lie in the hands of the barons, is that understood?"

There was a pause before a collective murmur of agreement. With that said, the knights quickly dispersed throughout the wreckage of Jaxon's camp and began to loot what was left behind. Penelope shifted to kneel back down besides Crow, her heart pounding rapidly in her chest. She had covered herself and found a way to get help for Crow but she was still worried that something would go wrong. Perhaps her efforts wouldn't be enough or perhaps the barons would decide to kill him as soon as they got back to camp. The thought made her shudder as she wasn't sure how she would be able to get him out of that situation. 

"Here, Penelope. I found these." Gavin's voice broke her thoughts and she looked up to see that the male knight had returned with  some bandages. 

"Thank you." she said gratefully before quickly taking them to put over Crow's wound. She knew it wouldn't be enough to save him but if they slowed the bleeding, perhaps they could buy him some more time for proper care. As she did so, she was surprised as Gavin moved in to help her. 

"I saw him get in front of the blade. I wouldn't kill someone who saved...my friend." Gavin explained in a quiet voice as he stared at the ground. He went quiet for a moment before adding, "Robin said he'd try to treat him but he's going to need a physician... We'll need to get him back to our camp if we're going to save him."

"Then that's what we'll do." Penelope mumbled determinedly. She wouldn't give up on him and she was glad that Gavin seemed willing to help.