Penelope smiled softly at the viceroy and leaned in to meet his lips as he briefly kissed her. "Good night. See you then." she told him as they parted. She glanced over her shoulder as Crow walked off to his room and let out a long sigh. With Crow gone and her news about his dreams delivered, the knight's excitement died down as she was now left alone in the quiet corridor. Though her shift had just began, her eyelids were already beginning to feel heavy. She rubbed a hand over her face, in hopes of fighting off the drowsiness as she prepared herself for a long night.

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By the next morning, she was exhausted. Penelope found herself leaning heavily against the wall and fighting to keep her eyes open. With nothing to distract her and the corridor silent as ever, she nearly began to nod off. However, the faint sound of passing footsteps caught her attention and her head popped up just in time to spot Preston making his way to Crow's room. [i]He'll probably be waking up soon..[/i] she thought with a faint frown, too tired and distracted by the thought to catch the interested look of Preston. 

Rubbing her eyes with the back of her hands, she attempted to wake herself up a bit, preparing to make her way to the viceroy's room as well. Penelope pushed herself off the wall and began to stretch out her back when the sound of Crow's scream made her freeze. However, this time she knew the reason for it and while still concerned about him, wasn't as panicked as the day before.  The knight frowned to herself, hoping that the viceroy was able to calm himself with the technique she had told him about the night before. Unwilling to wait and find out, she hurried off to his room to be there for him.

Unfortunately almost as soon as she got there, she realized that the former thief was faring no better than he had the other day. This time Preston didn't bother to try and usher her out of the room and instead just exchanged a worried look with her. Penelope quickly turned her focus back onto Crow and hurried over to his bedside. She placed her hand on his back, aware that he probably didn't realize she was even there yet. "Crow, it's alright, you're alright." she told him keeping her voice soft. "Remember, breath in, hold it, and then let it out through your mouth."