Penelope turned back to her food, lowering her head slightly to hide the slight smile she had as Crow walked over to join her at her table. With Naida not around, it would be the closest thing they'd get to having alone time. It might not have been much since there were still other nobles around them so they'd have to continue to keep a distance but at the very least, she could speak a bit more freely with him without drawing any suspicion. That made the knight excited to be in his company once again. 

As he sat down across from her, she smirked and rolled her eyes at his teasing words. "Well, I would if I could but no. I have the night shift for guard duty and I decided I better take a nap before then." she shrugged. "I ended up over sleeping a bit more than I intended so I got here late."

The knight swept her gaze over the remaining nobles in the Great Hall, noting a few glancing in their direction. Luckily it seemed more so to shoot glares at Crow's back than to give any critical gazes about the two of them sitting with each other. Relaxing a bit more, she shifted her gaze back to Crow and offered him a small smile. "How's your first day of being viceroy going? Busy or were you late because of nap too?" she asked curiously.