When they walked inside, she briefly swept her gaze over the tables in a feeble attempt to get a glimpse of Crow. However, if he was already there, she didn't manage to spot him as she turned to follow the others over to an empty table that Jonathan had spotted. The four lieutenants had settled in at one of the empty tables in the Great Hall .Doran, the less patient of them, had wasted no time in flagging down a servant. Josef, the quiet lieutenant, sat silently besides him eying the table with a blank expression until Jonathan spoke up. 

"So what was it you wanted to talk about?" Jonathan asked. Curiosity entered the man's gaze and he looked over at Penelope expectantly. 

"Well, the reason I wanted to speak with you is because I'm hoping to bring a faster and less bloody end to this war." Penelope began, sitting up a bit straighter as all of them focused on her. "That's the reason I'm not at the front right now. I'm here to try and convince the king to seek a peaceful end to this war. Which is why I need as much support as I can get and why I wanted to speak with you."

"So you want us to just give up the war?" Doran growled. "Younis will not defeat us."

"I don't just mean we roll over to them." Penelope said carefully, pausing as their food arrived. "I merely think that if the king communicated with the king of Younis, they'd be able to work out terms of peace." Noticing Doran's nose wrinkle at the suggestion, she let out a sigh. "Look, this war has been going on for over a year and there had been little to no progress made on either side. And clearly it isn't going that well, otherwise you wouldn't be here."

"No one has truly gained the upper hand during this whole year." Josef agreed softly. 

Jonathan looked over at her and gave a half hearted smile. "At this point, it's just who runs out of the funds faster. Winning will just mean we have slightly more resources than them... And that's even if we win." he nodded glancing between his two comrades before his gaze settled back on Penelope, who was looking at him in mild surprise. It was the first time she hadn't had to explain her complete reasoning to someone. Even Mia had been hesitant about siding with her.

"I've been thinking about this myself." Jonathan shrugged. "I'm a new, untrained lieutenant though so I figured I wouldn't be able to do much about it." He smiled. "But if you're doing this Penelope, you have my support."

"You're both spineless quitters." Doran growled at the two of them before the knight could thank Jonathan. "I'll never support this and I'm sure the king won't either."

"It's what's best for this kingdom, Doran. This war will bleed us dry and there won't be any winners." Jonathan stated firmly.

Penelope nodded her head in eager agreement and shifted her gaze over to Josef, who had yet to voice any opinion on the matter. "Well what do you think, Josef?" she asked hopefully. 

The timid man blinked as he was suddenly addressed and shifted slightly in his seat, poking at his food. "I think... it might be a good option t-to consider.. Things aren't going too well at the warfront otherwise we wouldn't be here... and it sounds like it's not just our battalion either." he rambled softly. 

Doran snorted and shook his head before turning to focus on his food. "Ridiculous. My baron will never agree to this... And I'll make sure yours don't either." he said narrowed eyes at the other two. With that, he turned and began to eat his food, tuning out of their conversation. 

Jonathan sighed and then looked over at Penelope. "Just tell me what I can do to help." he said with a shrug.

The knight nodded and began to eat her breakfast, falling into a more casual conversation with Jonathan. The two caught up a bit as they enjoyed their meal and planned to meet for dinner, in hopes of talking more on her plan to end the war. Having not expected to have such full support from one of the lieutenants, Penelope was admittedly quite excited, especially since Jonathan was familiar with barons and other nobles that she wasn't. His father was a high ranking officer after all so it only made sense that his son knew quite a bit of higher ranking nobles. 

Upon finishing her food, she said a quick word of goodbye to the three lieutenants and then got up to head off to her guard shift, glancing furtively around the Great Hall for Crow as she made her way out of the room.