Feeling Crow take her hand, the knight relaxed a bit as he guided her into the room. As soon as she was down from the rope, her legs felt weak with relief. Penelope felt him press a kiss to her cheek and she let out a breath that she had been holding in. Faintly making out the smile he casted her in the dark, she returned it with a small one of her own. "Thank gods." she muttered under her breath as he pointed out that she wouldn't have to worry about climbing back up. 

She felt him touch her arm and followed after him as he began to lead the way through the room. The nobleman was clearly fast asleep by the sound of his snoring so the knight figured that slipping out of the room would be even easier than she had originally thought. Sneaking around was something the knight was a little more used to, especially after being with the former thief. Though not as skilled as him, she considered herself to be rather decent when it came to being stealthy. Still, she was careful with her movements as she followed the viceroy to the door.

As they came to a stop at the door, she listened as he gave her instructions. "Right." she murmured with a firm nod. This next part of their plan could get a bit tricky for her, especially if any of the guards started asking any questions, but she figured as long as she feigned enough confidence that it would go well enough. After climbing down the side of the building, tricking a few guards currently sounded much easier to the knight. 

She stepped out after him as he opened the door, dipping her head to him respectfully as if responding to an order. Turning her head she focused on the three guards, who were all staring over at her with looks of bewilderment and question. Clearly the two emerging from the rooms had caught them off guard and one eventually stepped forward to meet her halfway. 

"Evening." she greeted with a polite nod. "The king wants you three to move to the treasury."

"What? Why is the king even here?" the first guard questioned confusedly and exchanged a look with the second guard besides him. 

"He's visiting the nobles here in hopes to ease their worries about the thieves striking this area again." she mused glancing over her shoulder at Crow before looking back to the guards. She was about to explain the reasoning behind it but didn't get the chance to.

Before she could say anything more though the third guard piped up with a narrowed gaze. "Where did you even come from? I didn't see even enter this hall."

Having been expecting the question, she raised an eyebrow at him. "We came down this hall... Are you saying you missed us?" she questioned him with a small frown. "I won't mention your slacking to the king but please be more alert next time."

The third guard shifted and glanced towards Crow briefly before looking back to her. "Well.. I uh.." he looked to the other two guards for support in his claim but neither spoke up as they seemed unnerved by how close their 'king' was. 

Penelope let out a sigh. "Well it doesn't matter now. Just be glad it wasn't a thief." she mused shaking her head disappointedly. "Anyhow, you three need to go to the treasury. His majesty doesn't want to chance a thief getting in there and needs the extra guards."

"Right. We'll leave immediately then." Seeming thoroughly embarrassed, the third guard was quick to agree to her words now. She bit back a smirk of amusement and gave a nod of approval. The other two guards didn't put up a fight, likely afraid of coming across as incompetent as the third had, and nodded their heads in agreement. With a dip of their head, they turned and began to head off to the treasury. As they disappeared from sight, a victorious grin spread over her lips and she turned to look over at Crow. 

"Well, I think that was nearly too easy." she mused quietly as she stepped over to him. Penelope gave him a playful wink and then glanced around the now empty hall. "While you sneak into the rooms, I'll stick out here just in case anyone else comes this way."