Penelope frowned a little as he said he didn't want to speak about it. Given his history, it made the knight a bit uneasy and she was reluctant to just accept his words even as she felt him give her hand a squeeze. Aside from the whole incident with Jaxon, he had kept other serious things a secret from her, like his illness and the one time he had been thinking of ending things between them. So just ignoring how he was currently acting was going to be difficult for the knight.

"I'm not sure I trust your judgment about what's important," she admitted with a soft sigh. "but I'll let it go for now if you're so sure.." She paused and then gave him a stern look. "If it keeps bugging you though I'm not going to let it go so easily next time though." 

She shifted her gaze back down to her food and took another bite, letting a small silence fall between them for a moment. Though she admittedly didn't like just dropping the topic, especially since he seemed bother by it, it all just came from a place of concern for him. The knight side glanced at him with a thoughtful. She might not have known what was bothering him specifically but she wanted to try and help him if she could, even if she didn't know what it was. An idea struck her and she turned back to the viceroy. 

"By the way, I finally got some responses today." she mused, suddenly pulling out the letters from her pocket. "With any luck, a few of them will call for the end of the war." Penelope shrugged then looked over at Crow with a small smile. The knight lowered her voice as she added, "I was thinking, if you want, I could stop by your room this evening to help you write a letter to Hazel and the others. I could just send it attached to the one I'm going to write Olivia since I'm sure she'd be able to deliver it for you. I don't doubt that she's still seeing Alistair after all."