Penelope felt her heart flutter a little at the fondness in his smile and words. It warmed her to know he felt similarly about the time they were spending together that day. Though she was glad to finally share her home town with him, she really just wanted nothing more than to spend as much time with him as they were allowed, especially with how much distance they had been forced to keep up between them. [i]If the party goes well enough, more days like this one will be right around the corner..[/i] she thought hopefully as Crow pressed a kiss to her cheek. 

The knight continued to lead them down the narrow passage and glanced back up at Crow as he shifted closer to her. His mischievous look made her give a laugh and she rolled her eyes at his words. His words were a bit competitive and the knight didn't mind it a bit. Though she didn't exactly have pride in chasing down criminals—namely the former one she happened to be in love with—she wasn't going to simply agree. Not when teasing and bantering with him about it would be much more fun. "Do you now?" she snickered and gave his hand an affectionate squeeze. "Sorry, [i]love[/i]," she gave him a teasing wink. "but I doubt that. You may have talent but there's no way you would have gotten away from me here."

Of course, she was just teasing him. Had they crossed paths in Bellmare, Penelope was pretty sure he could have come up with some outlandish plan to get himself out of whatever trouble he had gotten himself into, even if that trouble would have been her. Back then she would have easily fallen for his tricks just like any other knight. The thought made her feel a surge of gratefulness that their first meeting had been the journey to Younis. Had they met under other circumstances, they likely would have never fallen for each other. The thought made her shift a little closer to him. Despite all the trouble that had come from being together, the knight wouldn't have wanted it any other way. 

She smiled up at him affectionately. "That aside, I think we're both a bit lucky we didn't cross paths here." She gave a shrug with an air of casualness, trying to suppress a smirk from taking over her lips. "I mean, you couldn't get away from me two years ago in Wellspring and I think I happened to keep up with you pretty well despite my lack of knowledge about the area."