Penelope smiled at his playfulness. As he rested his head against hers, she relaxed besides him, enjoying the simple moment of resting by his side. "I love you too." she mumbled softly in return. The knight continued to lay besides him peacefully, unaware of his weariness until it finally took over him. Feeling his hand loosening in hers, she blinked and pulled back from him ever so slightly to see if the thief was asleep. 

Realizing that he was, she smiled to herself as she studied his face for a moment. He looked quite peaceful in that moment as he slept soundly besides her. The knight felt a another swell of affection for him as she thought about how lucky she was that he was with her. It reminded her that, enough though she'd have to give up her current life, it'd be worth it to be by his side. She would have pressed a kiss to his cheek again but she was afraid that it'd wake him up so instead, she merely enjoyed laying besides him without pushing for anymore. 

After a short while passed, the knight finally decided it would probably best for her to get off the bed before someone came in. Being as careful and as quiet as she could, Penelope slipped off of the bed and moved to take up her guard position while Crow slept. Now no longer distracted by being with him, the knight's mind quickly wandered to what the morning would bring. She let out a shaky sigh at the thought of the barons choosing to cut off his hands and shifted uneasily. As the night wore on, it continued to linger on her mind and she did her best to figure out her arguments to support Mia's coming suggestion to work with him instead. Penelope wanted to be as prepared as she could be to face the others in their meeting. 

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The morning came all too quickly. Usually night shifts seemed to drag on but this particular one seemed to go by fast. After Gavin took her off, she headed almost immediately to the early morning meeting they would be having. Her heart was racing anxiously and the knight had a difficult time keeping a stoic expression as she stepped into the tent. She was wracked with nervousness and fear at what the decision of this meeting would be. She sat down quietly and glanced around the the room as Tomas and Bennett filtered in not long after her. With Mia, Edward and Layth already there, the meeting was quick to commence. 

"I suppose we can make this quick. We're all in agreement that the thief should lose his hands, correct?" Edward asked as he glanced around. 

"Of course." Bennet mused with a yawn, clearly not accustomed to waking up as early as he had been forced to. 

"I wouldn't mind overseeing the procedure myself." Layth offered, crossing his arms over his chest. 

"Hold on now." Mia spoke up. "I'm actually not in agreement... I've come up with a different solution to this mess."

[i]And so it begins..[/i] Penelope thought as she listened to Mia explain the deal that Crow had pitched to her. Right away she noticed Edward wrinkle his nose, looking irritated by it's suggestion while Bennet looked disappointed that they wouldn't be ending the meeting quicker. The female knight readied herself for the arguing that was surely going to take place as she noticed Layth grow tense besides her.