It didn't take long for the knight to reach the clearing by the river's edge. It was a quaint spot, marked by two large boulders that loomed out into the water and a large oak tree with big roots that winded around the ground. The tree was now but a shell of it's summer self, having lost already a great deal of its leaves. A few still clung on, providing a bit of shade to the area. Over all, there was nothing particularly special or different about the area. The view was plain and so were the things that made up the clearing. 

Penelope, however, found it to be quite peaceful. During her days as a castle guard prior to meeting Crow, she had spent quite a bit of time there, usually during the summer months since the shade of the oak made the area cool. It had been quite some time since she had visited this particular clearing. Thinking back on it now, the last time she had visited it was when her and Gavin had just begun courting. After giving up hope of getting out of the courtship, she had taken him there in an attempt to spend some time to get to know him. It hadn't gone well though. Back then it had felt like he was no different than talking to one of the boulders, giving her formal and stiff answers. 

[i]Gods so much changed since then...[/i] She thought, smiling faintly to herself, more than pleased with the changes. Penelope moved to hop up onto one of the boulders, taking a seat. She leaned back on the palms of her hands and closed her eyes for a moment as she waited for Crow. Hearing the soft noises of the river nearby and having had poor sleep the night before, she was nearly tempted to take a nap there. The knight began to sink back on her palms more, a bit enticed by the idea. 

The sound of soft footsteps snapped her awake though, forcing whatever weariness she had down to be replace with excitement. Penelope blinked and looked towards the source of the sound, grinning as she spotted the approaching, cloaked figure of Crow. Hopping down from the boulder, she moved to meet him halfway. "Oh good, you didn't get lost." she joked.