Penelope remained a bit tense as she waited for Rikki to respond. She had been expecting the female thief to continue to argue against her so when Rikki lowered her gaze to the ground with a dejected look, the knight bore an expression of surprise. She listened as Rikki went on about not understanding why Crow was still with her. Shifting uneasily, the knight fell quiet for a moment, uncertain what to say. She had to say something. Though the female thief got on her nerves because of how she tried to get in between her and Crow, Penelope knew she wasn't a bad person and she did feel sympathy for the female thief and her unrequited love.

"Nothing... You're not doing anything wrong." Penelope mumbled softly as she moved to crouch down hesitantly besides her. The knight didn't meet the thief's gaze and instead keeped her gaze lowered on the ground. "Why do you think I felt threatened by you before?" she gave a mirthless smirk. She let out a long sigh and absently flicked a pebble on the ground with her finger. "Love doesn't make sense... If it did, I'd be with the suitor my father picked for me and Crow would be with you. But, that's just not how it works."

She casted a side glance towards the thief and shifted her weight. "I mean, a knight and a thief... It sounds ridiculous to you, right?" Penelope shook her head and looked over at the pot. Thinking of Crow, a smile spread across her lips. "It sounded ridiculous to me too at one point. Then I met Crow and suddenly, things changed. I mean, I certainly didn't go looking to fall for the most wanted thief in Brerra and I certainly doubt he went looking to fall for a noblewoman, much less a knight."

Realizing she was rambling a bit, Penelope cleared her throat and finally turned her head to look over at Rikki. "What I'm trying to say is, there's nothing wrong with you. Love is just irrational and there's no way to guess it or control it."