"I guess so." Penelope mused in quiet agreement. The thought of trying to act how they had been before they had gotten into a relationship and putting distance between each other was bit off putting to say the least. Even back then it hadn't taken long for her to fall for him so attempting to act like they weren't close didn't sound very easy. It wasn't like she could just behave as his guard anymore—a façade she had grown rather used to playing around other nobles—so figuring out how to act around him after he rose to nobility would be a bit tricky. 

As he turned to her with an eager grin, she raised an eyebrow curiously as he seemed to have a plan in mind. She smiled a little as he mentioned that they'd likely be able to wind up near each other if she stuck around Naida. The knight was already planning to catch up with her friend anyways so being able to be around Crow as well would just be an added bonus. "That could work out pretty well." she mused and then cringed a little as he mentioned spending time with Naida would likely look strange to others. 

"Yeah.. I'm not sure how you can avoid those." she mumbled, shaking her head. She looked over at him and offered a small smile. "At least if we keep meeting through Naida, we can probably start meeting alone after a little while." Penelope paused for a moment, her smile faded a bit as another concern came to mind. She let out a sigh and crossed her arms. "Although.. All of this depends if I can get Mia's approval to even leave the warfront." she pointed out, frowning a little at the thought.

It was unclear when the war would end and if the king would take her suggestion. If Mia insisted on her staying, that meant that she wouldn't be able to push for the end of the war directly to the king. It also meant that she'd be apart from Crow and there was no telling for how long. Since he was giving up so much for her, she also wanted to be there for him during this big change. The thought that she might not be able to be there for him or push for the war's end caused her quite a bit of worry. "Hopefully she'll understand.."