Penelope gave a small nod as Naida answered her. As Crow went onto speak, the knight looked over with interest as he mentioned that his father had him attend a court meeting. She was a bit surprised the king was already having him attend such a meeting, especially since he had only been in training for less than two weeks. What also caught her off guard was the frown he casted her. Confused by why he seemed upset, she tilted her head and listened as he went onto explain how the meeting's decision impacted him. 

The knight visibly stiffened as Crow announced that the king was planning to send him to Gorm to petition for an alliance rather than seeking a peaceful end to the war. The only thing that made finding out about the king's decision was that he was looking to send Crow out within a month's time. Panic began to seep into her gaze. Mia had given her two months to rally support to end the war but now she had even less than that. With only a few letters and still waiting for more, the sudden dip of time that she had sent her heart racing anxiously. 

"Oh.." Naida frowned a little and glanced over at Penelope with sympathy in her gaze. "Sorry to hear, Penelope... I know you wanted it to be a peaceful end.."

Penelope remained silent for a long moment, thinking over her current situation. Naida sounded like she expected her to give up but the knight knew she couldn't. Thinking about her meeting with the god, there was just too much on the line to give up before it was truly over. "It's fine... I'll just have to get enough support before the month is up." she muttered with a hint of desperate determination. 

"That's such a short time though... And my father can be quite stubborn when it comes to his plans. How bad could an alliance with Gorm be? It'll still end the war." Naida sighed. 

Penelope shook her head. "No this war needs to end peacefully. Getting Gorm's help will only cause more bloodshed trust me." she said. She paused, falling silent as the servants brought their food. The knight waited until they left again before looking between the two siblings.

"I have a new plan anyways... Dimia and Oliver came today with the idea of throwing a party in order to increase my reach of nobles. Granted I wasn't expecting to have to put it together as quickly as we are now, but I still think it's the best bet.." the knight gave them both a sheepish smile. "I might need the help of a couple high ranking nobles though to pull this off."