Penelope looked over at him and gave a halfhearted smile, returning his wistful look. "It is." she agreed  under her breath in a quiet sigh. The knight wished she could have taken his hand in hers when she felt their hands brush. It was difficult to have him close but far from close enough on top of having to act like they had no interest in each other. 

Her gaze flickered a bit cautiously over to the servant as she noticed the boy looking towards Crow. She shifted her gaze away in an attempt to act neutral about having Crow's company. However, she soon glanced back over as she listened to Crow dismissing the servant. She felt a small spark of excitement as the servant turned and walked away leaving them alone. Looking over to Crow, she returned his smirk. 

"No complaints about that." she said with a smile. However it faded slightly as she looked back ahead, catching the glance of a guard they passed. Luckily most their focus seemed to be on shooting nasty looks at the viceroy rather than studying the interaction between the two. Still, she reminded herself to keep her guard up. "I just wish we were truly alone." she sighed softly. 

Penelope glanced back over to him and gave a small frown. "And I missed you too. It's frustrating how little we get to see each other and having to act like I'm uninterested in you." she shook her head. "I just hope the days go by fast so we don't have to keep acting like this."