Penelope gave a small chuckle at his response to her words, the faint reddening of his face not going unnoticed. Though she teased him about it, she was glad to see him putting some trust in her friends. She had already thought the two to be rather trustworthy so knowing that the much more guarded thief did as well was somehow reassuring to her. As his expression dimmed slightly as he went on to mention his companions, she frowned a little and shifted her gaze to the ground for a moment. 

As much as she wanted to reassure him about it, she really wasn't sure how his friends would react to learning about him becoming the king's viceroy. After all, they despised nobles and learning that their leader was leaving them to become one surely wouldn't go over well. She just hoped their care for him would be enough to keep them from resenting him completely. Penelope glanced over at him and let out a small sigh, wishing she could take his hand to comfort him about the topic. 

"I hope so too... At the very least, I think they'll just be happy see you again." she mused and offered him a small, reassuring smile. "Regardless of what comes after, I don't think that will really change even if they do get upset." Even if they did become furious with him, she was at least certain that they'd still be thankful that he had lived Jaxon's attack and that they were finally able to see him again.

The knight was a bit more concerned, however, about how Rikki would take the news. The last time Penelope had spoken to her it seemed like she had finally accepted that Crow and her were together but it was hard to say if she had truly given up yet. If she hadn't, the knight imagined that dealing with the female thief would be a different kind of difficult. While Hazel and Alistair might get upset with Crow, she'd likely try to fight the decision in every way possible. The thought made Penelope let out a quiet sigh and she shifted to walk a little closer to Crow. "I just hope everything works out alright.." she mumbled.