Penelope nodded in agreement as he mentioned being glad that his father bought his excuse. It had worked out quite well for them since it was a buyable excuse for her to go with him without raising suspicion from anyone... Aside, perhaps, William. The thought of coming across the older knight upon their return wasn't an enjoyable one. Though, she supposed that one day soon enough it wouldn't matter what he thought since they'd eventually be officially courting.

As he spoke up again, she was pulled from her thoughts and looked over at Crow before sweeping her gaze briefly over nearby nobles who were gawking at the sight of the free thief. "Yeah.. I think it's going to be quite a while before that goes away unfortunately." she mumbled with a soft sigh. As he mentioned being careful, she nodded her head and frowned a little as she thought about it. Once they returned to the castle, he'd have no need for a 'guard' and they'd likely have very little excuse to hang around each other as much. If she acted too friendly towards him right away, she was rather certain people would catch onto their closeness.

"No kidding... In fact, I'm guessing we're going to have to put quite a bit of distance between us." she admitted as she glanced over at him with a half-hearted smile. "At least, if we're planning to keep to keep this a secret while the dust settles a little. With William and how much we've been around each other anyways, I imagine people will be able to piece together something going on between us if we don't." Penelope shrugged. "I guess we'll just have to be acquaintances for a little while." She shot him a playful wink. "Maybe we can even be friends if we get along well enough. I can't say for sure though."