Penelope headed out from behind the waterfall, following the narrow path. As she reached its end, she ended up running into Hazel, who was making her way back to the cavern. The herbalist took a step back to allow the knight to step off the pathway. "Leaving?" Hazel asked her, her gaze flickering towards the cavern entrance. 

"Yes. But just me for now." Penelope explained with a small shrug. "By the way, congratulations."

Hazel rested a hand against her stomach before giving the knight a nod. "Thanks.." the herbalist paused and let out a small sigh. "Good luck by the way. I hope you're able to bring about change... And hope that fool doesn't screw it up for all of us." 

Penelope smiled amusedly and nodded her head. "I'll keep an eye on him to make sure he doesn't." the knight said with a small chuckle. Her smile softened a bit. "Goodbye for now, Hazel. And thank you for everything."

Hazel gave a small dip of her head and cracked a small smile. "Goodbye, Penelope."

The knight turned and headed off in the direction of her camp. Having said goodbye to everyone, it was finally time to return to her camp. The walk didn't take long and she was able to reach her camp a little before it was even midday. As the battalion came into view, the knight slowed her pace slightly. So much had changed within the last week it felt rather strange to her to be returning here, the one place that seemingly stayed the exact same even in her absence. 

As she drew closer, one of the guards seemed to notice her and rushed over to meet her. Penelope felt a grin spread over her features as she recognized the guard to be none other than Olivia. "Hey! You're finally back!" the female knight returned her grin. "So what happened, huh?"

"It's a long story." Penelope said and shrugged her shoulders. "I'll explain it later but for now, I need to go talk to the barons." She figured it was better to wait until Gavin was around as well as Crow before she went into the story of what had happened on their trip to the inner kingdom. 

"Alright... But I better get some answers before the end of the day!" Olivia smirked and then turned to lead the way back to camp. "Come on the barons are in one of their meetings right now so you came at a good time." She fell quiet for a brief moment and eyed Penelope. "Well.. Can you at least tell me where that thief of yours is? You seem pretty relaxed right now so I'm assuming he's not dead or arrested."

Penelope rolled her eyes. "He's back with his companions right now... But he'll actually be coming here tonight."

"Why would he do that after just escaping? Isn't that kinda risky?" Olivia raised an eyebrow. 

"It would be... If the king wasn't the one allowing him to leave the castle or give him a note to make sure no knights would harm him." Penelope mused in a quieter tone as they entered the camp. Though she planned not to tell the whole story, she figured she could at least share the information she was going to be sharing with the rest of the knights anyways.

"What?" Olivia's eyes widened in surprise. "What the hell happened at the castle?"

"Long story that I promise you'll hear later." Penelope assured, smirking in amusement at Olivia's shocked expression. "See ya, Olivia. I've got to go speak with the barons." She gave a small wave to her friend before focusing her gaze forward on the large tent at the middle of camp. Her heart began to pound a bit anxiously in her chest as she thought about having to face Mia and convince her. She let out a breath and picked up her pace as she made her way to see the barons.