His words of praise made the knight stand up a bit straighter. Though it was a skill she used mindfully, it was still nice to hear. Penelope leaned in to meet him as he pressed a quick kiss to her lips and gave a small nod. She watched him for a moment as he moved towards Baltac's room before turning and stepping over to the end of the hall to keep watch. Acting like she had just been put on guard duty, the knight wasn't exactly sneaky about her presence. 

Luckily there wasn't very much activity. With three guards gone, the corridor seemed perfectly empty aside from herself and Crow, whom she only noticed changing rooms by a chance glance over her shoulder. The former thief moved so soundlessly that she wouldn't have even known he was off to the second room already if she hadn't happened to look over at the right time. Assuming things were going well, she focused her gaze to keep lookout. 

The knight spotted a nobleman walking down the corridor from where she was positioned and stiffened slightly. Unsure if he was planning to turn down the hall or continue on a different path, she remained alert and dipped her head to him in acknowledgement as he drew closer. He returned the gesture and continued on his way down the corridor, passing the hallway. She let out a small breath of relief and relaxed once more. 

Unfortunately, not for very long though. Though the noise was quiet, she heard the sound of movement from one of the nearby rooms. She tensed as she realized it had come from Fischbach's room. Worried something had gone wrong, she stepped away from the end of the hall and moved towards the door. However, she wasn't able to reach it before the viceroy reemerged. She relaxed at the sight of him and raised an eyebrow questioningly. "Everything go alright?" she asked, curious what the sound she heard had been. The knight smirked at him teasingly. "Don't tell me you knocked something over."