Penelope gave a small smile as he grumbled and shook her head in response. While she never intended to make things difficult, she was very determined to find out about what had been bothering him that day. Besides, in her opinion, she had given him a warning that she would if it continued to bother him. Not to mention she believed he was making things more difficult than they had to be to begin with. For a moment, the knight thought he was still going to resist her but as she felt him take in a slow breath, she prepared to listen.

She fell quiet as he began to tell her about how he used to have reoccurring nightmares after the slaughter that occurred in the village he visited. A small frown crossed over her lips as he began to depict the dream. As his expression grew bleak, she shifted to run a hand comfortingly over his shoulder. Her frown deepened as he explained that the change in the nightmare had been of Jaxon killing him in camp. The image of it in her head made her stomach twist slightly, like a lingering ghost of the panic she had felt when the murderous thief had almost killed him.

Though he said it shouldn't have bothered him that much, the knight partially disagreed. After all, these weren't just normal nightmares in her opinion. They were terrible experiences he managed to live through, which likely explained why they were so vivid. The thought of even having recurring nightmares of what happened at Jaxon's camp alone was already enough to make her feel uneasy.

As he admitted that he was worried about them starting up again, she gave a small nod of understanding. "I think that's a valid concern." she mumbled softly, reaching over to caress his cheek with hand. Recurring nightmares weren't unheard of to the knight. While she had never experienced them herself, she had heard of other knights experiencing them. Especially after gruesome battles. It made her think that Crow's worry about them starting up again was likely quite accurate. With things slowing down now that they were away from the warfront, there was likely less distracting his mind from what had happened at Jaxon's camp. However, she didn't want to make him more nervous by saying any more.

The knight paused for a moment, thinking the situation over. "Hopefully it was just a one time ordeal... Even if it's not, I know there might not be much I can do to help with that but... Maybe Eldon or someone else can." she gave him a small smile. "I know some knights around here have had nightmares over things they've seen. Especially ones who've experienced the battlefront. They might have a way to deal with it other than just having to suffer through them every night."