Penelope gave a small wave to Naida and turned to walk out of the Great Hall with Crow. Like him, she didn't want to say anything until they were away from other nobles. As they stepped out into the hallway, she turned to him, ready to say something but didn't get the chance to as he spoke up first. The knight blinked, caught off guard as he asked about what Naida had met. It made her hesitate to answer.

While she wasn't looking to keep it a secret from him, it was still an uncomfortable topic to discuss with the man she was currently with. Plus, knowing Crow, she was rather certain his attitude towards Cedric would only get worse. She let out a sigh and folded her arms over her chest. "Well...A year or two before we ever met, Cedric and I actually courted." she admitted awkwardly. "It-it didn't last long though."

She shrugged her shoulders and shifted her gaze away from him as she recalled the past. Everything had worked out for the best in her opinion now that she was with him, but the memory of almost being used wasn't a nice one. "While I was quite taken with him at the time, he was more interested in getting the wealth and power that came with the Vermillion name. Unfortunately for him, I didn't have access to either of those things and once he found that out, he broke off the courtship." Penelope looked back over at him. "So that's what Naida was talking about."

The knight held up her hands. "And I know that means I should be careful around him and I have. He apologized and said he'd like to be friends so I decided to give him a second chance. It has been years after all and it's not like he can get that close to me again." she pointed out.