Penelope gave a small nod as he mentioned that he was unsure about the the situation. It was all quite shocking to her as well. From what she knew, she would have never expected the king of all people to reach out to the thief. Not to mention that she had just been focused on trying to prevent the barons from deciding on cutting off his hands when her father appeared out of nowhere to speak with Crow. It seemed that they had somehow gotten out of one mess only by getting wrapped up in another one. 

As he gave her a curious look, she blinked in surprise as he mentioned her father knowing that Crow and Albin were related. "I don't.. I never told him anything about you." she replied. "Perhaps your father told him before he sent him to get you?" The knight paused then shook her head. "Actually I doubt that.. My father, though loyal, is not very fond of the king and I think the feeling is mutual." Surely the king wouldn't give away such sensitive information to a man that was more of an enemy than a friend. [i]Or perhaps he told him because he was involved with a peasant woman as well..[/i] she wondered if her own existence might have been enough for Albin to relay such information to John. 

"He probably just put two and two together." Penelope mused, deciding that was likely the more reasonable explanation. Being sent on an assignment to speak with the most infamous thief in the kingdom added to Crow's slight resemblance to the king, her father had probably come to that conclusion on his own. She gave an uncertain shrug and then let out a heavy sigh.

"Of all the knights for the king to send, it had to be my father, huh?" she muttered with a hint of bitterness. She shook her head and gave a small frown. "It's going to be difficult sneaking around him until we figure this out... Especially since he thinks I'm still being courted by Gavin."