As the thief laughed at her choice of questioning, the baroness' expression didn't change. She merely shrugged her shoulders. Her interest was purely on his involvement with Penelope, if he thought it strange that made no difference to her. The fact remained that she needed answers about how her lieutenant had been operating and working with a criminal. As he went on to taunt about them meeting behind her back and sleeping together, a hint of annoyance entered her expression. 

She didn't like how openly he suggested it. Of course Mia didn't believe that Penelope would be [i]that[/i] involved with the thief. At worst, she suspected her lieutenant viewed him as a friend. It was a bit concerning if he did string together some tale of them being intimate to someone else like Layth or Edward though. Though they were her family, Mia didn't doubt they'd take his words as the truth and turn on Penelope without hesitation. [i]Which is exactly why I have to figure things now.[/i] she thought determinedly. 

"Is that so?" she mused with a hint of disbelief. Mia let out a sigh and shook her head. "See, I'd like to believe that, truly it would make things easier for me if I did but I believe evidence says otherwise." She leaned her head back and stared up at the canopy. "I know you and my lieutenant have had a few run ins. Like that mission two years ago and at this camp before." She gave a faint frown and looked back over to Crow, her gaze trailed down towards his injury. "Penelope's a skilled knight with a kind heart... Though I admire her for both, I worry that the latter has gotten her far too involved with a criminal. After all, why would a thief like yourself take a blade for a knight if there wasn't something more going on?"