The knight took in a deep breath and attempted to force a small smile at the viceroy when he didn't reply right away. Penelope knew he had to get to his lesson—in fact he was probably already running late—and she knew she could deal with the storm on her own, even though part of her did wish she could take comfort in his presence. Her words may have been shaky but it was true that it wasn't her first time going through a storm in the castle. Of course, how well she handled them was up for debate.

Feeling him take her hand, the knight subconsciously gripped his hand a bit tighter as the sound of the rain grew louder. Realizing it was just the rain though, she came back to her senses slightly and looked over at him in mild surprise. She was a bit confused at what he was doing until she noticed he lead her over to the supply closet. Penelope gave a timid nod at his words and stepped into the closet as he held the door open.  

"I guess." she murmured as she pressed her back against the wall of the small room. She doubted she'd be of much use even if someone did break into the castle at the moment. The only difference was that she at least wasn't out in the open anymore. Plus the small room didn't have any windows, meaning it at least lessen her fear a bit since she wasn't able to see the flash of lightning anymore. She let out a shaky breath and shifted her gaze over to Crow as she wrapped her arms around herself. "You're probably late to your lesson today, aren't you? You should getting g-going. I'll be alright here until the storm s-stops..."