“That’s not very nice,” Crow clicked his tongue when Layth told him to sleep in the dirt. “I don’t think the king would be very happy to find out that you spoke to me like that.” He bit back a smirk when he noticed the knight curl his lip at him. However, before Layth had a chance to retort, they both turned to Penelope, who announced that she’d already prepared a tent for him. The thief casted her a grateful smile, having already expected that she would have made arrangements for him. He just wanted to rub it in her brother’ face as much as he could.

Of course, her news that he would not only be getting a bed for the night, but an entire tent as well just made Layth more upset. Crow stood back and leaned against a nearby tree as the two siblings began to squabble over it. He was pleased to see that Layth’s argument didn’t hold much water compared to Penelope, who was quite right in her “assumption” that the thief had the king’s favor. He found it entertaining to watch her brother inevitably fall silent as he accepted his defeat.

[color=fdc68a][b]“This is madness… I need to speak to the barons about this.”[/b][/color] His bitter words just made Crow grin. He knew it was petty, but he enjoyed seeing Layth be cornered so completely.

“Right, be sure to put in a good word for me,” he casted the knight an impish wink for good measure. “I’ll be sure to pass it along to the king if you do.”

“Disgusting viper,” Layth spat at him before finally spinning around to march back into the camp. He was muttering under his breath as he left, although he spoke quietly enough that the thief didn’t catch what he was saying.

“Nice to see you too,” Crow rolled his eyes and turned to Penelope. He glanced over the area briefly to make sure they were alone before he pressed a quick kiss to her cheek, putting distance between them afterwards in case any of her other comrades passed by. “I wasn’t really that hungry,” he confessed with a shrug and a lopsided smile. “I actually ate supper with my companions before I left. I just wanted to get under your brother’s skin.” He studied her face for a moment, feeling glad to be with her again after spending most of the day apart. His expression softened slightly as he felt his heart swell with affection for the knight. He loved her so much, but he still didn’t know if she would be coming with him to the castle. The thought of spending so long away from her was almost unbearable.

“So, did you speak with your baroness?” he asked in a low voice, a hint of nervousness seeping into his eyes and he waited for her answer.