"I guess so." Penelope mused in agreement as he mentioned his father's servants working quickly. She smiled as he pressed a kiss to her lips and rolled her eyes playfully at his words. The knight followed him over to the door and stepped out as he held it open for her. She stepped out into the corridor again and began to head towards the staircase to head out of the castle. Though the trip was sudden and left her with practically no time to prepare, she was starting to get used to how quickly life seemed to be moving and changing as of late. Plus she had hopes that this trip would be a bit more relaxing than their last one. 

As they continued through the castle, she quickly began to notice that the guards were giving rather scathing looks to Crow and seemed to struggle to stay where they were, fidgeting as they glared at the thief. [i]The king must have alerted them that he'd be free to leave for a week..[/i] she thought, eying a couple nearby guards. Penelope turned to look over at Crow. "I guess word also travels fast." she muttered to him. "At least about you being able to leave."

Her gaze focused back ahead as they reached the front entrance and let out a long exhale as she noticed two guards standing firmly in front of the door with their cold gazes locked on Crow. It seemed even though they had orders to let the thief leave, it wouldn't be without causing a bit of trouble first. Penelope dipped her head to the two knights and protectively shifted a bit closer to Crow. "Excuse us. We need to get by you." she said.

"Like hell I'm just going to let this bastard walk out of here. It was bad enough the king didn't send him straight to a cell." growled the younger guard. 

"Well that's something you're just going to have to get over." Penelope rolled her eyes. "The king's allowing him to leave so I suggest you stand aside before you get yourselves into trouble."

"I think we're going to need a little more proof that the king even approved of this." the other guard snorted. He smirked at Crow. "I don't suppose you have any proof do you, thief?"