Penelope gave a small shake of her head at his words to her. The thief may have had a couple hurtful lies in the past—especially his one with Jaxon—but he had redeemed himself enough from each one. Not to mention that he had taken a sword for her as well. In her opinion, he had nothing to repay her for in the first place, but still, she was more than grateful that he was willing to let go of his life to join hers in the inner kingdom. 

As his smile faded, her's dimmed a bit at the mention of his companions, taking on a more serious expression. She felt a pang of sympathy for his friends as she recalled how drained they had looked when they thought he was dead. The knight wasn't sure how they'd react to hearing he was leaving but she was certain it be difficult on them. She knew that he would have eventually left them to start a life with her but this was a little more different and far sooner than anyone expected. Penelope leaned in to press a soft kiss to his cheek, silently wishing things could be a little easier for the group. 

"That sounds like a good idea. I hope the king approves of it." she agreed with a small nod. The knight paused as her mind wandered to the change of plans again and her eyes widened. "Oh gods I have so many plans to alter now." she muttered softly. Now that Crow was going to become a noble, that meant that she had time to stay to try to convince the king as well as pick up her old plans for after the war and creating a relief program for the outer villages. It sent a new wave of shock over her as well as some excitement. She would need to contact the barons as well as request more time in the inner kingdom from Mia, whom she hoped would prove to be reasonable as usual. 

"Looks like I've got quite a bit to work out now myself." she sighed and casted him a small smile. Penelope shifted her gaze to look out over the scenery one last time before letting go of Crow. "We should start heading back down." she added, noting that it was getting late.