Penelope remained there for a moment, finding comfort in his touch. When he spoke up again, she finally pulled back slightly to meet his gaze. She wiped a few stray tears from her eyes and looked a little surprised as he asked to explain himself. Amongst all of the chaos, any pain from or thought of everything that had happened prior to the fight had been nearly forgotten by the knight. However, even as he brought it up now, it no longer seemed like a very big issue. 

She had been planning to talk to him after Jaxon was dealt with but after all that had happened, it didn't feel important. He had only been trying to keep her safe, even if it was in a way that she didn't completely agree with. His lying had hurt her but the pain from nearly losing him was far worse. Penelope offered him a half-hearted smile. "You know you didn't have to throw yourself in front of a blade for me to earn that, right? I was going to talk to you after everything with Jaxon was settled." she sighed softly and shook her head before leaning down to press an affectionate kiss to his cheek. 

"If you'd like to explain yourself, I'll listen." she assured him as she reached to brush a strand of hair from his face. Penelope paused as she felt her throat grow a bit tight with emotion again causing for her voice to grow a bit shaky as she added, "Honestly, I'm just glad you're alive."