Penelope shifted uneasily at Gavin's words. They hadn't set up a strict guard schedule for the thief yet, mainly because they figured he was still unconscious. Once word of him being awake got around, she was certain that the barons would want to assign guards to him and the fact that Layth was already getting some together was concerning. She could already guess that she wouldn't approve of his choices, knowing they'd only put Crow at further risk. 

She tuned back into the conversation as she noticed Crow growing more irritable. She glanced down at the chain as he gave it one more tug. The knight frowned and took his hand in hers. "I'd take them off for you if I could but I'm sure that wouldn't go over well... I don't even know who put them on, actually." she admitted with a glance towards Gavin. He had been with Crow when they first arrived to camp so she assumed that he knew where the chains had come from. 

"I put them on because Jane insisted on him being chained up." Gavin informed her with a small shrug. "It's part of how I got her to agree to treat him in the first place... I think she put the key in one of her book somewhere."

"Good to know." Penelope sighed then looked back down at Crow. She knew the thief didn't like feeling so trapped and guessed that his attitude had taken a dip because he seemed to be getting more constricted as time went on. Wanting to offer him a bit of comfort, she gave him a reassuring smile and rubbed her thumb comfortingly over the back of his hand. "I'll prevent Layth from getting his way somehow. I'll try to convince my barons that dealing with you until they figure out what to do should be my duty since I was the one who brought you here in the first place. They might not like that I worked with you but they saw positive results so hopefully I can use that fact to my advantage." 

She leaned down and pressed a kiss to his forehead. "Then you'll just be stuck with me, these two—if they agree," she said with a hopeful glance towards Olivia and Gavin. After they both gave her nods of agreement, she relaxed, glad that they would be willing to pick up a couple guard shifts with Crow. She didn't like having to drag them in further to this mess with her but she didn't have many other options. Looking back to Croww, she went on, "and maybe a few others that I believe will be easy enough for you to deal with."