Penelope fell silent besides Crow as he began to tell his tale to his companions. She took a couple small bites from the stew while he talked before leaving most of it for him to eat. While she was quite hungry from the long trip, her focus on the conversation at hand dulled it. The knight glanced between Alistair and Rikki as Crow finally delivered the news of him choosing to leave for the life of a noble. 

She lightly bit her tongue, wishing she could defend him against some of their accusations. Afterall, the main reason he was leaving was more for her sake than anything else. It wasn't like the thief was leaving them just for the comforts nobility offered. However, the knight had a feeling that saying anything in his defense would only make things worse so she remain quiet as well and gave his hand a soft squeeze as he took her hand in his. 

As a silence fell over, her gaze shifted over to Hazel as Rikki address her. She blinked in mild surprise as Hazel accepted his decision and advised the others to do the same. Though the herbalist had been more tolerant towards her as of recent, she was still a bit shocked that she didn't voice any type of opposition. Her surprise only increased as she went on to explain why. 

Penelope glanced over at Crow as she learned that, not only had Simon been married to Hazel—which was something that the knight hadn't been aware of—but had also been a nobleman himself. It was strange to think that the thief who had been more openly distrusting of her out of all of them had been a noble like her. Hearing that he had even planned to return in order to bring change to the kingdom made her feel a small pang of sadness. They had shared similar goals and even if they had never exactly been close, she wished that he was still alive to follow through with them.

As Hazel addressed her, she gave a small smile and dipped her head. "I will. I plan to." she assured firmly. The knight felt a new surge of determination as well as eagerness to return to the inner kingdom. Now that she wouldn't be leaving to be with Crow, she could focus on her plan to get the outer villages the care they needed and hearing Simon's story just made her all the more eager to get to work. Penelope smirked in amusement at Hazel's teasing words and nodded her head. 

"I'll do my best but I'm certain he won't make it easy." she mused casting a teasing glance at Crow. Her gaze shifted away from him and over to Rikki and Alistair. Glancing at the other two, her expression became more serious again as she noticed the two still absorbing everything. She let out a quiet sigh and shifted her gaze over to Hazel. "Thank you." she mumbled.