Penelope glanced towards the door as the shadow of someone passed by. She stiffened briefly, holding her breath as she waited for whoever it was to pass by. Luckily it didn't seem to be a servant as the footsteps faded and the two were alone again. She relaxed a little and shifted her gaze back onto Crow as he began to explain how his time with the other nobles had been going. It sounded like the thief was having quite a bit of success and she was glad to hear it. The more nobles he had on his side, the more difficult it'd be for Adam to do anything to him. 

"That's good." she said with a hint of relief in her voice. "I'll still try to keep an eye on him but with any luck, he'll realize he's got to give up." As he went on to mention that it could be also lead to them not having to hide anymore, a hopeful gleam entered the knight's gaze. While the main priority was to keep him safe from being targeted, it would be a lovely bonus if it meant they would no longer have to sneak around everyone. "That'd be nice. I'd like it if it worked out like that." she agreed with a soft smile. 

Having calmed down from the last ripple of thunder, she was a little bit more relaxed again. She glanced up at him and gave a small smirk of amusement as another thought crossed her mind. "The downside is that you'll probably get a few other offers for courtship before then." she pointed out. Once more people started accepting the former thief as the viceroy, it would only be a matter of time before someone tried to advance their family name through a marriage offer. Even if they weren't truly fond of him, power was power and there were plenty of nobles after it. 

Feeling a little better, the knight let out a dramatic sigh. "I suppose I'll have quite the competition ahead of me. We both know how fond you are of noblewomen after all." she joked with a wink. "Although, there aren't too many that know how to wield a sword so I can likely scare them off by challenging them to a duel if I have to."