Penelope rolled her eyes jokingly at his teasing words and stepped into the inn as he held open the door for her. She followed him inside and came to a stop slightly behind him as he got the innkeeper's attention. As the man suddenly let out a yelp, the knight jumped, not expecting such a reaction. Recovering from the initial surprise, she raised an eyebrow at the nobleman as he attempted to get her aid. 

She stifled a snort. It appeared that word hadn't spread faster than they had traveled. It also seemed that this innkeeper hadn't  realized that the two were traveling together. "Calm down, sir. He's not here to steal from you. We just want a room for the night." she told him taking a small step forward. The innkeeper stared at her dumbfoundedly for moment before vigorously shaking his head. 

"What do you mean?! Last I heard the king was going to hang him and now he's out roaming about." he eyed Crow warily before his gaze flickered back to Penelope. "What's going on here? Why won't you arrest him?"

"The king is letting him travel to the outer villages. I'm merely his guard." she explained with a shrug. It seemed gossip of their journey to the castle had caused for quite a bit of gossip and some very wrong assumptions. The knight nearly found it amusing how far off the noble was in guessing that the king was going to have Crow hanged.  

"If you're his guard then shouldn't he have some chains on him?" the innkeeper frowned at her worriedly. "He'll cause trouble without them, I'm sure of it!"

Penelope rolled her eyes, feeling a bit more irritation with the man build. She had had a long day of people staring at Crow and was a bit tired. Dealing with a paranoid innkeeper wasn't really something she wanted to deal with but unfortunately, it seemed he wouldn't accept the situation easily. "The king didn't think them necessary so neither do I. If you have any further doubts, he has a written letter from the king that I'm sure will take care of any problem we're having here." she told him sternly as she narrowed her gaze at the innkeeper. "If not, we'd like a room with two beds for the night, please."