Penelope gave a small mumbled of agreement, picking up on the hint of uncertainty in his voice. She didn't feel much more confident. The knight was just holding onto the hope that if she got Mia to agree with her about needing the war to end, she would see reason in letting her return to the castle. After all, it'd be easier for her to push for the war's end if she was able to speak to the king directly rather than writing letters that might go unanswered. 

As Crow broke the short silence that had fallen over them, she frowned at his suggestion and shook her head. She wished it could be that simple. Avoiding the barons would be easy but now that she was going to remain a noble, she couldn't just abandon her battalion in the middle of a war. It wouldn't be wise of her and would only make things difficult upon her return to the castle if Mia started sending letters requesting her return. "I can't do that. I might need their help convincing your father to end the war still and if Mia starts asking for me to return to the battlefront, it certainly won't go over well." she explained with a sigh. 

"Plus if I want a job as a castle guard while I'm back, I need to get Mia's written permission. Otherwise Tybalt doesn't plan on giving me any work." she explained. The knight gave him an apologetic look. "I know it's not the best situation but hopefully Mia will let me leave.. I'm going to try and see if she'd be willing to have Gavin replace me. If she is, it might be a bit easier to convince her to let me leave." Penelope gave a small shrug and shifted her gaze to the ground as she felt a bit of uncertainty bubble inside her. 

"Even if she doesn't, maybe I won't even be gone that long if we're able to get your father to end the war." she mumbled a bit weakly. Though she was trying to be optimistic, she knew that even if the king did decide to seek a peaceful resolution to the war, it would still take a month or two at the very least. And that's only if the kingdoms came to a fast agreement. There was a high possibility that negotiations would take a great deal of time. If she wasn't able to convince Mia, it was likely that she'd be separated from him for much longer than she'd like to admit.