Penelope gave a small nod and returned his smile with a small one of her own and leaned in to meet his lips as he kissed her. She hoped he was right but the knight continued to worry about what would happen in the coming days. She was certain quite a few knights would be pushing for the barons to simply end the thief and her own brother would likely be a big supporter of that move as well. Her hands were rather tied on how much she could do without giving away more about her relationship with the thief, making the situation even more difficult.

As he pulled back and began to tell her his side of the story, she listened quietly. Most of it wasn't too shocking to hear and other parts put her slightly more at ease about the whole situation, especially hearing that he hadn't been working for Jaxon since the beginning like Gavin had suspected. Penelope trusted his words rather easily. There was no sense in being worried about him lying now anyways, Jaxon was dead and Crow was free from his threats. 

When he brought up the request he had made of Jaxon, she shifted her gaze away. That part did manage to still bother her slightly more than the rest since there was still a chance of the war going south for their kingdom. She supposed she could understand his desire to protect their future but she didn't want it to be at the cost of the other people she cared for and their comrades. As he met her gaze again, she gave a small nod.

"I still wish you would have just taken the risk and at least told me about Jaxon threatening you like that." Penelope mumbled softly as she looked down at him. "And as for the deal with Younis," she hesitated, frowning slightly at the mention of it. "I don't want to lose our future either but.. but I have to protect my friends and family too. I can't just abandon them or ignore threats to their safety." She shook her head then gave him a half-hearted smile and leaned down to touch a kiss to his forehead. "But, I've already forgiven you though, Crow." 

The knight paused and lowered her gaze as she thought a bit about how she had confronted him that night. She grimaced slightly as she thought about how she had treated him and some of the hurtful things she had said to him. If she had listen to him or even let him continue to work with them, maybe they would have had a better outcome than the mess they were currently in. Perhaps he wasn't the only one of them who needed forgiveness. 

"I'm sorry too. About how I acted and what I said to you that night." she told him as she gave him an apologetic look. "I was just hurt and I.. I didn't understand how you could be working for that murderer." A look of guilt flashed in her gaze as she glanced down towards his wound. "Maybe if I had just listen to you then, you wouldn't have gotten hurt... I hope you can forgive me too."